Mark Wyner Won’t Comply Jul 18, 2025

If you need some joy in your day, this is my gift to you. Jon Batiste is a gem of a human being. He is also massively talented.

In this interview from 2023 with Chris Wallace, Jon talks about the limitations genres put on music. And THEN he genre hops through part of a Beethoven piece on the fly.

It’s so good. And Chris’ face is priceless. He’s almost giddy.

#JonBatiste #Music #Genres #Piano #Genius #ChrisWallace #Joy #GoodNews

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@markwyner Haven't seen a reaction like that since Roy Clark played for Oscar and Felix on the Odd Couple
Jul 18, 2025 at 2:00pmWeb
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Jul 18, 2025

@walshman23 I really hate country music, but I did catch some Hee-Haw growing up. So I know Roy Clark from that. I also recall “The Odd Couple.” But I hadn’t ever seen this clip, so I went and watched it.

Mercy. Roy Clark can fucking play. Now I’m gonna have to track down more of his stuff like that. What he played there was def NOT country.

Thanks for the note.

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@markwyner I feel duty-bound as a fellow country music non-appreciator to warn you that this sort of thing can lead to learning about the ridiculous guitar skills of Glenn Campbell.
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Jul 19, 2025
@walshman23 uh-oh.