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Jon Batiste And Stay Human, Live In Concert

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Toast Of The Nation

Jon Batiste And Stay Human, Live In Concert

January 1, 2015 • Following a high-energy main stage set — filled with turbocharged versions of standards, rags and his own party anthems — the young pianist and singer brought his band out into the audience.

Jon Batiste And Stay Human In Concert

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Jon Batiste Leads A Private Street Parade Atop A Fort

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Jazz Night In America: Video Episodes And Shorts

Jon Batiste Leads A Private Street Parade Atop A Fort

November 6, 2014 • O'er the ramparts of 190-year-old Fort Adams, we watched the keyboardist and bandleader urge us to "Believe in Love," accompanied by his Stay Human band, and then saunter away.

Bringing Jazz On Walkabout: Jon Batiste And Stay Human

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Bringing Jazz On Walkabout: Jon Batiste And Stay Human

December 1, 2013 • Host Rachel Martin is joined by pianist Batiste and his band, who hope to make jazz transcend genres and generations, as they play live at NPR's headquarters.

Bringing Jazz On Walkabout: Jon Batiste And Stay Human

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Jon Batiste And Stay Human, Live In Concert

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Newport Jazz Festival

Jon Batiste And Stay Human, Live In Concert

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August 5, 2013 • A 20-something singing pianist of the New Orleans tradition, Batiste has an entertainer's charisma and chops to match. He met his band at Juilliard — and does "modern jazz" with a metropolitan flair.

Jon Batiste And Stay Human, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2013

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