Beethoven, The Blues and Finding Your Sound (A Conversation With Jon Batiste)

[@PianoteOfficial]

Jon Batiste's musicianship is nothing short of inspiring! 🎶 In this video, he shares the heart and soul behind his new album, Beethoven Blues, and takes us on a journey of passion, music, and creativity. Thank you, Jon, for your wisdom and unforgettable performances! ✨ Ready to start your own piano journey? Click the link for a free 7-day trial to Pianote and learn from the best! 🔗 pianote.com/trial-yt

[@evarsingersongwriter6228]

❤🎉❤😊

[@RowingCox2009]

Be you. Be comfortable with sounding bad. Put in a lot of work. Thank you, Jon. ❤

[@biagto2904]

Amazing talent!!! and he looks like such a wonderful and kind person ❤

[@hotsoundsbandkenya8804]

❤

[@mudcat5808]

My favorite musician right now. Not only in his abilities but his positivity and passion. Original music and composition are so rare today, it makes his music so refreshing

[@jimmygillard]

I love how enthusiastic and positive he is too!

[@J3unG]

He's dreadful. I don't understand how industry keeps taking a turd like this guy and elevating him as if he were a deity. Unbelievable, this crap has been going on for generations. Brother can't play.

[@joshgill3189]

@@J3unGhe can obviously play you cactus lmao. I agree he’s not gods gift to the keys like some people think he is, but the man’s clearly got talent for it.

[@RebelRosey]

@@J3unG😂

[@ElBeeEss]

This man has healing power. He makes water fall from my eyes.

[@ArcaneArrow]

If he doesn't bring out the best inspiration in you, you're not listening. Pianote has just crushed this series with Jon!

[@tabor503]

i wish Beethoven could hear this ❤

[@versluyssander]

How can you not love this man. Pure of heart, amazing musician, I really hope to see him live some day!

[@robsonclark9678]

He has a website I got on for early ticket access when he came to Minneapolis, MN. I got tickets for $50 excited to see him, couldnt convonce any of my young friends to go with me... but got my mom and her friend instead. Then show sold out, then tickets were being resold for $200-300, I thought it was nuts hah. It was a very fun show, all the old whitepeople had a gard time getting to full dance mode, but still a very excited, happy mood :).

[@BennieTriplets]

One of the coolest most creative most inspiring videos on the internet right now

[@bernardopercia]

"Be yourself in life. Be yourself in life. Be who you are. You're beautiful. Be you. You got it! Do your thing. Live your life. Be who you are. Live it." That sounded so profound and liberating and encouraging. Thank you for that, Jon.

[@haley_ish]

This video is so beautiful. Lisa Witt does a phenomenal job of really engaging with Jon Batiste here-- it feels like a joyous, reverent conversation through music. Absolutely fantastic!

[@cindyhill9091]

A gospel version of Ode to Joy... fantastic. What an incredible and innovative musician he is! Jon Batiste is a gift to the world.

[@dianeschuller]

he's a creative genius; so talented. You can see him imagining in his mind.

[@POK2008]

Jon Batiste oozes talent! He’s mesmerizing

[@amazarudolph]

Nah the reverie part almost made me cry.. what a beautiful thing he did with this piece 🥹

[@alyssagriffin5781]

My husband has worked with his father. The music is all through the family. Their house in New Orleans is always singing. Jon and Troy were always jamming. My husband wishes he spent more time just enjoying the beginnings of legends.

[@suomi35]

I was grinning the entire 20mins. Jon is love

[@mariagraves2474]

I truly am in awe and inspired every time I hear him play 💖 hearing how he hears underneath the note before the sound is produced is like hearing what lies underneath a word before it's structured and turned into sound. Thank you for allowing us a peak into your world. We all have been blessed by what you do. 🎶🎼🎵🎹💖

[@Alice-fr1ef]

Jon Batiste teaches one to feel the music and let it get inside you so that you extend it as far as possible. Let your music do your talking and define you. Thank you, Jon Batiste, for making the magic happen. You make me want to practice more and more.

[@lynnewahl5232]

John Batiste, your words inspire and apply to the passion of each individual who still feels the pressure inside to express their gift! For that I am inspired to take the next small step forward at 83! In my soul is a pressure to share! Thank you!❤

[@cherylannebarillartist7453]

Job pulses out and on live… then it oozes from his smile and fingers. I adore this man. ❤

[@melindaostergren8115]

Fascinating. Having grown up on Beethoven, including hearing his works in Berlin and Vienna I’m a bundle of mixed responses. A part has a knee jerk response of how dare anyone mess with the sacred canon and the other part says, well OF COURSE Jon Baptiste was moved to create this utterly perfect and astonishing play on the master’s great works, honoring the creative genius of the master. Can’t you just imagine the conversations the two of them have had for quite some time? For, as Batiste has said often, music is conversation.

[@himdownstairsmusik]

This is one divine human. I can't get enough

[@trentpmcd]

Wow, what a talent! It is impossible to hear him speak, whether with his mouth or fingers, and not smile, and almost as hard to not have a tear in the eye at least once in this video...

[@katb.6132]

He is such a beautiful soul and watching him channel it through his fingers is a rare treasure indeed. ❤

[@PianoteOfficial]

Jon is one of a kind!

[@RodrigoRaez]

What an incredible musician. Thank you, Pianote, for bringing this wonderful artists.

[@Alice-fr1ef]

I am so happy to have this album. I love it and it's so inspiring. Jon Batiste is one of the Greats.

[@andrealouis-visser4973]

Jon…so who he is! No repeats!!! Never tire of witnessing him. ❤ loved the adventure at the end!❤❤❤

[@alleluiaizimpamvu9971]

Wawooo!!! Jon is amazing, His fingers speaks directly to our hearts❤

[@bluemoondragon]

Jon is truly a genius. He is so amazing so gentle and kind. Really enjoyed this interview. This is what we all need ❤ We need beautiful music and beautiful souls 💖💖

[@silas_wong]

my fav moment is when Jon harmonizes with Lisa's singing at 17:38 with a wistful chord. this must have been a beast of a video to edit since Jon is constantly playing in every moment between talking! haha

[@PianoteOfficial]

Thank you- I was on a cloud in that moment for sure. It was such a wonderful experience -Lisa

[@lauriegale7836]

Me too!! I so wanna know what chords he was playing

[@khadijahkelly2986]

I can’t get enough of this guy! ❤

[@aimeehoughton9970]

The delicacy with which his hands caress the keys to create any sound is beauty and grace and spirituality personified.

[@heraldocosta1469]

Jon Batiste is a genius !!

[@Athandatu]

I admire this guy so much. He’s magical

[@robsonclark9678]

So happy a second Pianote vid with Jon Batiste was made were he got to have a longer talk with Lisa! This was beautiful :).

[@PianoteOfficial]

This is Jon’s 4th video on our channel!

[@robsonclark9678]

@PianoteOfficial Oh! Thanks hah, time to look up the others!

[@ladypanda8901]

Musical Genius, Maestro Jon Baptiste!🎹🎹🎹

[@SmellyBones]

There are musicians who make you want to stop listening and go practice, but you can't stop listening.

[@DannyDep17]

I must admit.... I've heard the name..... and now I know why.... When you feel the energy from the beyond.... "bestowed upon you from the Divine....", you begin to find yourself..... now if you'll excuse me... I'm going to listen to some other celestial yearnings coming from this beautiful soul.... You are definitely blessed, Jon Batiste. Happy journeys everyone. 😊🌹❤🙏😇☺😘🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@LindsaySonnier]

I am so glad we have the ability to see things like this. Also to have a musician like Jon Batiste creating beautiful pieces.

[@billhasty5197]

I just have to chuckle every time I see Jon with that big smile and always having fun. Love it.

[@broncheemims8493]

Thanks for having Jon once again. He's inspiring

[@bobinoregon2024]

Her emotions manifesting at 17:36 are lovely to see, really resonates. How Jon connects and harmonizes (in a different key!) with that in the moment is really human magic.

[@saxmangeoff]

A masterclass in artistic expression, not just piano!

[@j_e_hill]

The Piano Guys said that classical music WAS rock and roll of their day… Jon shows exactly how true that is. These kinds of videos are so fun to see.

[@jckdnls9292]

That's wrong, as all the composers of their days were of wealthy families and often performed for other high position members of society. Not in a garage...

[@silas_wong]

my fav moment is at 17:38 when Jon harmonizes Lisa's melody with a wistful chord. this must have been a beast to edit as Jon is constantly playing :) :)

[@silas_wong]

when Lisa's trying not to cry from the harmonic and tonal beauty.

[@bierbrauer11]

Absolutely masterful! There are people (Yuja Wang) who can really play classics, and there are people who can redefine and invent new classics

[@joshualee8448]

Jon Batiste and Derek Trucks both make me smile and cry nearly every time I hear them play. I would love to see them play together. They both feel like they’re speaking/communicating through their instruments instead of just playing the “right” notes at the right time. Much love to you guys for sharing this conversation

[@jckdnls9292]

Not even close

[@leeslater2632]

Love this man's music and his philosophy. Goosebumps on his improvisation at the end.

[@igorsbrandao]

Esse video fala de musica em sua essência, emocionante!

[@Blullaby]

It's even greater with the explanations, with the insight into Jon Batiste's beautiful mind and soul ❤. Every time I'll relisten to the album, I'll have these moments in my heart ❤

[@shrimpdance4761]

7:04 "You honour it and then you extend it." 7:32 "That’s the beauty of music, there's always more."

[@chrisjelley6899]

Thanks for sharing the love. Still believe that music is the salvation of the world. Peace.

[@sanjeevsampath]

Thank you for this... This was the best ear training masterclass for me. Thank you.

[@Observation001]

That. Was. Beautiful!!❤️💙

[@Tdot21]

19:59 feels like Christmas 🎄.

[@pwbreb]

Thank you, Jon.

[@telecasterguitarslinger]

Thank you Lisa and Jon ! That was just breathtaking ! ❤

[@NorineF]

Lord, Lord , Adonai... Look at the creation you've made in this man .. We are so blessed.. Amen.. The doorway of conversation.. ❤

[@brandonbrame1171]

All you can say is wow!

[@dawnmclean9441]

What a delightful and talented human being

[@Blullaby]

I binged listened to the album on Spotify this evening! It was absolutely wonderful as expected ❤

[@Ddiakova]

Pure genius! Beethoven is my classical love. I love playing his pieces and when I heard Jon’s take on it on your insta profile I was completely blown away!! Been listening to Jon’s music since and it’s refreshing, inspiring and just Joyful ❤ Thank you sharing this with us!

[@gideononyx1986]

It's how he said the "there's always more..." for me 😄

[@opinionatorX]

Maaan! I am full of inspiration from watching this. Thanks, Painote for bringing this superb talent to your platform.

[@dionmunson7954]

5:32 just might be the best version of the song.

[@janellejames8815]

Love love love this

[@steveflor9942]

Chord voicing.... What a beautiful demonstration. Thanks, John

[@UrusaiJoe]

Wonderful

[@bobrossi3632]

Man is a musical genius.

[@dvrobi1]

Absolutely Beautiful ❤❤

[@NeznaevAnton]

Pure inspiration, thx Jon

[@wendellsoares4525]

i love him, so inspiring...I recommend his movie American Symphony.

[@josephbrian455]

17:30 Chills.

[@SleepyFoC]

Absolute genius. ❤

[@Zeph_42]

I would love to be a fly on the wall if Jon and Beethoven were able to meet

[@JianoJoel]

My music in a nut shell Great work 💪🏼

[@tonyathorpe2064]

I always eager to hear what Jon Baptiste is doing/playing. He brings into the journey and conversation with the music no words ❤

[@zahzzieschahtz]

😍Love this!

[@rockthompson3476]

Beethoven in the Congo Square is amazing.

[@edrewnaelewis8907]

Such an amazing genius!❤️

[@Jazzryskee]

So true. Jon is right on.

[@bvtelecom]

Wo!!! Amazing

[@Athandatu]

20:25 wow is right

[@110Genesis]

13:19 I didn't know you could do that in a piano, that's cool

[@Caliber24]

This guy is so on point flre 😮😮

[@keithedester474]

Always more. I like that

[@tellavist]

06:00 that progression is so fun to improvise on. 😍😍

[@TaksSings_n_DrinksMilk]

It’s crazy how some people can actually be this good in real life. Jeez Louise this guy can play 🤯

[@anneredmoon]

No words.

[@Aquaknowva]

The man(vessel) is brilliant.

[@j_e_hill]

The James Booker reference!! Love that guy. 🎹 🎶

[@josiasalvarado2571]

I love this channel although my instrument is the Guitar. I get so inspired by pianists. And this guy has become my favorite lately.

[@sirrobinhood3409]

Holy crap 5th on Congo Square Brilliant!

[@amanhismusicareneverparted5366]

Met him one night. He has the Light.

[@omg123ham]

Gold

[@N8CRE8]

Hard 🖤

[@Sinofender-z5l]

That it’s like refreshing for me because he is like so unique also you Lisa and Kevin I have learned and still learning lots about you all . Thanks for always said “ Be yourself” and be the best piano teachers Of the universe 💚🤟🏼. I speak Spanish so sore about my English… I speak a little bit of musician to …. And that is because of you to !! 🎹🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@BenjamintheTortoise]

Beautiful 💖

[@mrmusicplz09]

JB got mad skillzzzz!!!!

[@ananyasengupta]

In the Indian classical musical tradition, learning to play by ear IS the norm. Most of it is improvised, and the written pieces are also often encouraged to be learnt and assimilated by ear.

[@BeverlyHeyward111]

Have just given birth to twins after listening to this song and a safe delivery two beautiful angles( girls)🎉🎉🎉may the lord be praised