Jon Batiste is a five-time Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and composer. His eighth studio album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1), releasing on November 15 via Verve Records/Interscope, marks the first installment in his solo piano series, showcasing his interpretations of Beethoven’s iconic works. Beethoven Blues follows Jon’s album World Music Radio (August 2023, Verve), which received five Grammy® nominations, including ‘Album of the Year.’ As a composer, Batiste scored Jason Reitman’s SATURDAY NIGHT, released theatrically on October 11. He composed and produced the music live on set, capturing the intensity of the show’s debut episode. Batiste also appeared as Billy Preston, the show’s first musical guest. Batiste earned an Oscar® nomination and two Grammy® nominations for his song “It Never Went Away” for the 2023 Netflix documentary AMERICAN SYMPHONY, which follows his professional success at the 2022 Grammys® alongside his wife’s battle with leukemia.