Jon Batiste with Terence Blanchard at Carnegie Hall

Jon Batiste with Terence Blanchard at Carnegie Hall, Fri., Dec. 6
Tickets: $14.50-$65. Show at 8PM.  

We’re so accustomed to seeing Jon Batiste on stage with Stephen Colbert as the bandleader for The Late Show that we sometimes forget what a formidable musician he is. Jazz, funk, R & B, even classical music – he plays it all. He will be a guest of the similarly versatile composer and musician Terence Blanchard for a special one-time program called Diaspora Songs, celebrating the influence of African music on American culture. Jon Batiste plays in Terence Blanchard’s Diaspora Songs tonight at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. 

Here's Jon Batiste's version of "Changes" by Tupac Shakur, mashed up with a bit of "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby, courtesy of the Spotify Singles series: