In The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed Oscar-winning composer and keyboardist Jon Batiste, bandleader on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and a recording artist whose new album is We Are (Verve) (go here). Jon spoke about his childhood in and around New Orleans as well as his first pre-teen band with relatives. They transcribed and perfor…
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