Jon Batiste is widely recognized as a “certified musical genius" (The Guardian): "a once-in-a-generation talent, with a passion for sharing music with the masses and connecting people through a shared love of music-making” (Classic FM). As an American recording artist, pianist, composer, singer, bandleader, educator, producer and cultural ambassador, Batiste’s many honors include seven GRAMMY Awards, an Emmy and an Oscar. He is also a Grammy Hall Of Fame inductee as the recipient of the Ray Charles Architect Of Sound Award. Showcasing his improvisatory transformations of some of Beethoven’s most iconic works, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1) was released in November 2024 by Verve Records/Interscope.