A Musical Prescription Featuring Jon Batiste

08/29/2023

Batiste

 Grammy-winner Jon Batiste performs as part of a special night kicking off the new academic year by gathering together as a community and exploring the power of music as medicine. A brilliant and accomplished musician who received both a B.A. and M.F.A. from The Juilliard School, Batiste has been making music history throughout his career. For his work with fellow composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the Disney/Pixar film Soul in 2020. He is only the second Black composer, after legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock, to win an Academy Award for composition. His work on Soul also earned him a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a NAACP Image Award, and a Critic’s Choice Award. In 2021, Batiste was nominated for eleven Grammys across seven different categories for his album, WE ARE—a first in Grammy history. He went on to win five of those Grammys, including Album of the Year. Most recently, he was awarded an Emmy in the category of “Outstanding Open/Tease” for his 2022 NCAA March Madness piece. Batiste’s latest studio album, World Music Radio, draws inspiration from his mission to create community and expand culture with the power of music. In addition to his prolific recording career, he also served as the bandleader and musical director of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS from 2015 until 2022.

The program is being presented in partnership with the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System's Assessment of Music Experiences in Navigating Depression (AMEND Lab) and Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute. The AMEND Lab assesses how live music may impact mental health through its cultural and social potential. The Cooper Union is a partner on the Lab’s recent National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant to investigate how music and music therapy, particularly with children, adolescents, and college students can influence mood and address depression symptoms. Audience members will be invited to complete a voluntary pre- and post-concert survey that explores the social-emotional benefits of music participation.

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