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American Symphony is a 2023 American biographical documentary film, written, shot, and edited by Matthew Heineman.It explores a year in the life of musician Jon Batiste, his music career, and his wife's struggle with leukemia.
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 ...
Jon Batiste and wife Suleika Jaouad are a united force, no matter what life throws at them. ... how she deals with hardship,” Batiste said in a trailer for the November 2023 Netflix documentary ...
The song is played at the end of the film after Jon Batiste's titular symphony is played by an orchestra at Carnegie Hall. It Never Went Away not only brings the music down from a whole orchestra to a piano, but is also intended to summarize the documented events. [3] In November 2023, Jon Batiste released the single It Never Went Away. [4]
On "Sunday Sitdown With Willie Geist," Jon Batiste talked about his new Netflix film, "American Symphony," which documents his life as a composer and caretaker for wife Suleika Jaouad.
Suleika Jaouad (/ s uː ˈ l eɪ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w ɑː d / soo-LAY-kə jə-WAHD; [1] Arabic: سليكة جواد) is an American writer, advocate, and motivational speaker. [2] She is the author of the "Life, Interrupted" column in The New York Times and has also written for Vogue, Glamour, NPR's All Things Considered and Women's Health.
The documentary "American Symphony," which is likely to be an Oscar contender, shows the highs and lows in the lives of musician Jon Batiste and his wife, author Suleika Jaouad.
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 ...