Jon Batiste: 'BLACCK'

World-renowned musician and Late Show musical director Jon Batiste treats our audience to a performance of "BLACCK" from his recently released live album "Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard." #Colbert #LSSC #Comedy

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[carnyzack]

Somebody open a window, it just got real funky in here!

[vivelaresistance]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’m a Muggle, but I appreciate magic when I hear it.

[jackd.ripper]

You can tell how good a musician is by the musicians that he chooses that choose to play with him. John Baptiste is a MONSTER musician.

[lobitome]

Stephen got SOOO lucky to have Jon be a part of his show. And so are we.

[georgeheilman]

That trumpet solo deserves a standing ovation on its own. Damn fine song and band.

[Opus]

Excellent performance! Glad to see Jon's talents highlighted!

[Vagaboy]

Jon said I can’t let pharell and the weeknd steal all my thunder do your thing Jon you a cool cat

[akshaygowrishankar]

Yay! That Juillard School of Music education has paid off. The syncopation of the beat and the brass, it's completely on point; so structured but so free-form.

[everythingiseverything]

In live performances, I love it when you can tell the musicians are having fun!

[DutchJoan]

This goes straight inside. My whole body reacts.

[KarrieFord]

Talent! Such a smooth song. Gotta get the vinyl.

[ryuman]

This man is only 33, and feels like the coolest uncle we'd have ever known.

[NewMessage]

There used to be a show in Canada called 'Night Ride' where they just drove around at night, playing smooth jazz, and this brought me right back to my insomniac youth, watching the nightlife pass by at 3 AM. Made my night.

[birdbags]

I love how the horn section came just on the verge of losing timing but completely turning the whole rhythm section into a kind of half beat? It's hard to explain, but I felt it, and suppose that's what counts? Awesome muso's doing their thing. Jon?!! YOU ROCK!!

[bridgettepruitt]

I love it! I can hear George Duke, Ramsey Lewis, and Stevie Wonder running throughout this piece. Gotta get this!

[itstimetodrum]

Discovered this guy after watching ‘Soul’ as he wrote the Jazz music in it.. unreal.. like a sort of street jazz vibe.. very New Orleans sound, with the funk/soul flare! Awesome stuff, like a modern thelonious monk

[dmg]

Even though I'm (certified) musically-challenged, I can tell that was an excellent arrangement and an extraordinary performance.

[allencameron]

Jon, thank you for sharing your gift. Band, thank you for being TIGHT!

[robgotthefries]

I got chills. Definitely opened my ears to some jazz

[candygardner]

Oh My Sweet Lawd. The Groove is relentless! I love his little vocalisations and scat singing too!