Beethoven Blues [CD]

Beethoven, blues and gospel - Jon Batiste brings these three seemingly incompatible sounds together with ease on his new album.

After all, breaking down genre boundaries has always been his specialty, from his Grammy-winning jazz/black music album "We Are" and its successor "World Music Radio" to more recent collaborations with Beyoncé, A$AP Rocky, Fireboy DML and Willow.

On his solo piano album "Beethoven Blues", Batiste 2024 combines the musical influences of his native New Orleans with those of his classical music studies at the renowned Juilliard School in New York. When Jon Batiste plays Beethoven, you hear his famous themes with completely new ears and are rewarded with soulful musical surprises.