Jon Batiste: Black Mozart, Music Influences, and Expanding the Culture | The Ebro Show
John Batiste discusses his recent albums 'Black Mozart' and 'Monk Meditations/Movements,' framing them as an expansion of the classical music canon to include Black American musical traditions like blues, jazz, and soul.summaryHe argues that musical hierarchies and genre labels are often tools of gatekeeping and segregation, and he uses his platform to disrupt these barriers by bringing music to public spaces like the subway and blending classsummaryExpansion of the Canon: Batiste views Black American music (gospel, blues, jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop) as equal to European classical music, arguing that the 'canon' should expand to include these diverse expressions rathetakeaway
