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Text logo. Tiny Desk Concerts is a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of former All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C.. The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in 2008 after Boilen and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson left South by Southwest frustrated that they couldn't hear the music over the crowd noise.
[6] [7] On May 1, NPR Music featured Willow in a Tiny Desk Concert ahead of the album's release, where she performed "Symptom of Life", "Big Feelings", and another track from the album, "Run!". [ 8 ] Empathogen was released on May 3, through Three Six Zero and Gamma . [ 2 ]
Jon Batiste was born in Metairie, Louisiana, to a Catholic family. [1] [11] He grew up in Kenner, Louisiana. [2]Batiste is a member of a New Orleans musical dynasty, the Batiste family, that includes Lionel Batiste of the Treme Brass Band, Milton Batiste of the Olympia Brass Band, and Russell Batiste Jr. [12] [13] At the age of eight, he played percussion and drums with his family's band, the ...
An April social media suggestion that he perform for the National Public Radio series — amplified by his “Wtf is a tiny desk” reply – sent social media into a frenzy. Details were ironed ...
In his latest documentary, “American Symphony,” Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman delivers a portrait of two artists — Grammy winner and former “Late Show With Stephen Colbert ...
In 2019, Cook performed alongside Jon Batiste on the soundtrack for Pixar's Soul, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Score. [4] In May 2020, Cook was featured in a virtual Tiny Desk concert for NPR, which he performed from his home in New Jersey. [8]
On Friday, August 18, Jon Batiste sang live on TODAY as part of the Citi Concert Series! Here's how to watch the highlights for free.
Jeffery can also be seen with fellow Juilliard alum Endea Owens as a part of her feature on NPR Tiny Desk in 2022. He has been a frequent member of pianist Jon Batiste's house band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, the Christian McBride Big Band and has performed with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. [5] [14] [15]