The Music of LSSC: The House Band, Stephen and Musical Guests

[shapeshifter]

4 hours ago, Prairie Rose said:

In addition to having to miss his day gig, Jon's performance at Carnegie Hall on Saturday to debut his "American Symphony" has been postponed due to his Covid diagnosis. Get well soon, Jon!! 🙏💖

https://people.com/music/jon-batiste-tests-positive-covid-postpones-carnegie-hall-performance/

As disappointing as is Jon missing his premier performance at Carnegie Hall due to his having Covid, that will mean little to him if his partner of 8 years who is battling a relapse of cancer dies because of Covid. 😥💙

https://fb.watch/cRnKcOgfOF/

Edited May 6, 2022 by shapeshifter

[Prairie Rose]

Jon and his wife have such a beautiful, inspiring love story. I hope and pray for their health, especially now. 🙏💖

[Prairie Rose]

Jon Batiste named to TIME's 100 Most Influential List

[Annber03]

Aw, wow, what a neat honor! Congrats to Jon!

[Prairie Rose]

3 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

Aw, wow, what a neat honor! Congrats to Jon!

What a great time to be a late night bandleader - Questlove made the list, too!! 😁👏💖

[Prairie Rose]

Here's Jon on The View today:

[ebk57]

Jon was in town this past weekend at a music festival put on by Pharrell.  I did not go, although I really thought about it - a lot.  You could only buy a pass for all 3 days for $400 and while there were a few acts I would have been happy to see, not enough of them for $400.  And then, it turned out the festival was quite disorganized - a bunch of folks took sick due to crowding and emergency response was slow.  And other things that happen when thousand of people are squished together with no thought to what can happen.

Someday, I will see Jon in concert.  This weekend was not the time. 

[shapeshifter]

After he performed "Wait For It" by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Hamilton, Jon spoke to the audience and ended with "I will see you on the other side," which brought tears to my eyes, thinking of his wife. Not sure if this FB link will work here. I couldn't find it on YouTube yet.
https://fb.watch/dN_HiVAOYC/

[Prairie Rose]

It was great seeing Louis Cato get a chance to shine with a musical performance to close last night's show. Stay Human always makes me smile!!! 😁

[shapeshifter]

13 hours ago, Prairie Rose said:

It was great seeing Louis Cato get a chance to shine with a musical performance to close last night's show. Stay Human always makes me smile!!! 😁

Just caught this. Louis has a really soothing voice.
Floved the horns duet/solo.
Noticed the dedication to Meghan Stabile "the Supreme Uniter" 😞 (wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghan_Stabile#Death)

[wonderwoman]

wish i could say i’m surprised…

while i like louis cato a lot, i’m going to miss jon like crazy.

[ZoqFotPik]

After winning an Oscar and 5 Grammys, I figured it was "When not if" situation.

[Prairie Rose]

I think we all knew this was coming...Jon will definitely be missed, but the band has and will continue to be in great hands with Louis Cato!! Congrats to all. 

[ebk57]

Endea mentioned last night that she and her band did a Tiny Desk Concert, so I watched it today.  They're terrific!  

[shapeshifter]

36 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

Endea mentioned last night that she and her band did a Tiny Desk Concert, so I watched it today.  They're terrific!  

All Julliard alums

[formerlyfreedom]

Seems like the right place to leave this - so happy for Jon!

https://www.facebook.com/carnegiehall/posts/pfbid0ZvT4XTDxEwqPnrzzKoFCGn9sAtYDGAUCHbnMnjuaR9fQmPL9V1wPSN3ekDKZrhZEl

[MaryMitch]

I see Joe Saylor (the band's drummer) in one of the pictures ; that must be why he was missing in some episodes last week.

[Prairie Rose]

Not sure where else to post this...❤❤❤❤❤

[shapeshifter]

[MaryMitch]

5 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Here's a gift article from Washington Post:

https://wapo.st/3u3JCmz

[MaryMitch]

Update on Jon Batiste's wife - she had a bone marrow transplant in Feb 2022 and apparently is doing well.

https://people.com/jon-batiste-suleika-jaouad-leukemia-transplant-has-been-blessing-7974243

[ebk57]

Meanwhile, there's a documentary out there about Jon which could be up for an Oscar this season.

 

It will be on Netflix at some point, after release in theaters.

[Annber03]

3 hours ago, MaryMitch said:

Update on Jon Batiste's wife - she had a bone marrow transplant in Feb 2022 and apparently is doing well.

https://people.com/jon-batiste-suleika-jaouad-leukemia-transplant-has-been-blessing-7974243

Oh, wow. Glad to hear she's doing all right :). Wishing her well!

[possibilities]

Louis Cato Tiny Desk Concert

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/1217040709/louis-cato-tiny-desk-concert

[shapeshifter]

7 hours ago, possibilities said:

Louis Cato Tiny Desk Concert

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/1217040709/louis-cato-tiny-desk-concert

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