Jon Batiste said : “We all know that Francis Scott Key owned slaves,”

nytimes Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:02:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste said : “There are three candidates that we’re dealing with,” “Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the candidate of apathy. Apathy’s insidious. It comes from having a weight on our collective shoulders for centuries that has made us feel that we don’t matter, that we’re not seen and that our vote doesn’t count”

nytimes Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:02:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste said ( about Stories ) : “These songs are almost like Disney soundtracks,” “You see people light up. Stories come flooding into people’s minds when they hear these songs”

WashingtonPost Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:48:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste explains : “I wanted to look at the schedule and see who would be there around that day, and really make sure that I could put together a show that featured a range of different styles of music,”

bostonglobe Thursday, August 1, 2019 2:21:00 AM EAT

Jon Batiste says : “What I’ve done is I’ve created pieces made to be deconstructed in the moment,”

bostonglobe Thursday, August 1, 2019 2:21:00 AM EAT

Jon Batiste said : "There's a gift that was put in us to give to the world," "And it's healed and uplifted people and brought people together. And that's what I'm about"

CBSnews Tuesday, January 1, 2019 3:56:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste said ( about Stephen Colbert ) : "The genius of Stephen Colbert to put together a show that addresses our time has taught me a lot about how to form an opinion about things that are political," "These are times where you can't sit on the sidelines. And I really wanted to say to people that the noise that's happening, all this division, let's shut it out for a second. Let's get back to the basics"

CBSnews Tuesday, January 1, 2019 3:56:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste responded : “the actual lifting up of cities,”

nytimes Thursday, December 13, 2018 10:45:00 AM EAT

Jon Batiste said : “We all know that Francis Scott Key owned slaves,”

nytimes Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:02:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste said : “There are three candidates that we’re dealing with,” “Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the candidate of apathy. Apathy’s insidious. It comes from having a weight on our collective shoulders for centuries that has made us feel that we don’t matter, that we’re not seen and that our vote doesn’t count”

nytimes Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:02:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste said ( about Stories ) : “These songs are almost like Disney soundtracks,” “You see people light up. Stories come flooding into people’s minds when they hear these songs”

WashingtonPost Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:48:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste explains : “I wanted to look at the schedule and see who would be there around that day, and really make sure that I could put together a show that featured a range of different styles of music,”

bostonglobe Thursday, August 1, 2019 2:21:00 AM EAT

Jon Batiste says : “What I’ve done is I’ve created pieces made to be deconstructed in the moment,”

bostonglobe Thursday, August 1, 2019 2:21:00 AM EAT

Jon Batiste said : "There's a gift that was put in us to give to the world," "And it's healed and uplifted people and brought people together. And that's what I'm about"

CBSnews Tuesday, January 1, 2019 3:56:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste said ( about Stephen Colbert ) : "The genius of Stephen Colbert to put together a show that addresses our time has taught me a lot about how to form an opinion about things that are political," "These are times where you can't sit on the sidelines. And I really wanted to say to people that the noise that's happening, all this division, let's shut it out for a second. Let's get back to the basics"

CBSnews Tuesday, January 1, 2019 3:56:00 PM EAT

Jon Batiste responded : “the actual lifting up of cities,”

nytimes Thursday, December 13, 2018 10:45:00 AM EAT