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

Show threadnoplasticshowerJul 18, 2025
@markwyner it's really fun to do this
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Jul 18, 2025

@noplasticshower it is. In my bands I often coordinated playing covers in different styles. It’s super fun to reimagine a song that way.

But hopping mid stride on the fly is a completely different story. I appreciate the magnitude of that.

Show threadnoplasticshower
@markwyner it's also really fun to sneak snippets and hooks into other songs. I do that all the time.
Jul 18, 2025 at 6:02pmWeb