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Jon Batiste, Musician / Composer
CATEGORY: MUSIC TAG: JAZZ
Jonathan Batiste was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1986. He was first introduced to music through his family's band, the Batiste Brothers Band, in which he played the percussions at the age of 8, switching to the piano at age 11. At a young age of nine Jonathan was featured singing on his first major commercial in Japan. These were his first experiences as a performer. Jonathan shows promise as a multi-instrumentalist and is versatile in performing on piano, saxophone, and bass guitar. He began to study jazz and classical music, preparing him to be a well rounded and focused musician. By the age of 16 years old, Jonathan could be seen, performing with some of New Orleans' most outstanding and respected musicians including the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Irvin Mayfield, Nicholas Payton, Alvin Batiste, Cyril Neville, Donald Harrison, George Porter Jr. (of the Meters), Russell Batiste (of the Funky Meters), Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews at venues such as New Orleans' Snug Harbor, Tipitinas, Funky Butt as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival where he debuted his band in 2005.
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