as well as the other projects he and Batiste have in the works. “When you’re working with someone as innovative as Jon,” Azu says, “the best thing you can do is give them the freedom to ...

Jon Batiste's white piano, which wife Suleika Jaouad painted with a series of colorful butterflies, is now on view at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Jaouad speaks with PEOPLE about her inspiration for ...

STRONGmovement is teaming up with Crescendo Community Chorus for a dance and choral presentation of “A Vision Unfolding." ...

Interrupted Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste was decked out in diamonds for his appearance at the Super Bowl LIX on February 10, where he performed the American national anthem. Batiste's piano ...

This political interference erodes artistic independence. The Kennedy Center’s tradition of nonpartisanship has ensured that ...

President Trump’s refashioned board of trustees voted him chairman and replaced the Kennedy Center’s president Deborah Rutter with Trump ally Richard Grenell.

So let’s remember: courage, justice, freedom, service and gratitude ... Cabinet secretary - and artists such as musician Jon Batiste and event planner Bryan Rafanelli.

TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS THE PIANO THAT SINGER JON BATISTE PLAYED WHEN HE SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. THE ONE OF A KIND INSTRUMENT FEATURES A PAINTING WITH A BUTTERFLY MOTIF. IT IS A PIANO THAT WAS ...