Jon Batiste – Black Mozart (CD)
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Jon Batiste has spent years arguing, through both advocacy and performance, that the boundaries drawn around "classical" music are more political than musical. With deep roots in the Batiste family dynasty of New Orleans and a classical piano training that runs alongside his work in jazz and R&B, he arrives at this project with genuine authority, not as a provocateur but as a natural heir to a tradition that was never as separate as the history books suggest.
The second installment of the Batiste Piano Series sees multi-Grammy and Oscar winner Jon Batiste reinterpret Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most beloved melodies as Black American classical music, infused with influences from jazz, rags, stride, blues and stomps. The result is a vibrant conversation without words - not about genre, but pure expression.
Tracklist:
- Facile-Batiste
- Alla Blues
- Alla Turc Movement
- Shine
- Twinkle
- Processional
- Country Zart
- Molto
- Molto in Cayo Hueso
- Gospel Andante 1
UPC: 199957881494
Label: Decca
Release Date: 8.14.26
Format: CD