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Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’ Transforms Classical Works Into Unique Blues and Gospel Renditions

By MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in night haunts in the heart of New Orleans.” Free from the rigidity of genre, but also […]

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