I opened the TIME100 Summit this morning. Grateful to continue to achieve the greatness my ancestors paved the way for. I’ve been feeling the weight of everything happening in the world and have this strong feeling that I am called to help make major change . We all have a role to play.
Honored and excited for this week ⚡️❤️✊🏾
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Jon Batiste is one of the 100 most influential people of 2022.
"It is no great surprise to me that @jonbatiste—now the proud owner of five Grammy Awards and an Oscar—has found all of the success that he has so early in his career," writes @quincyjones. "What I love most about Jon as an artist and human being, though, is that he has handled his success with grace, and his creativity with humility."
Read more, and see the full #TIME100 list, at the link in my bio. Photograph by Devin Yalkin (@dedecim
What a day! TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world is out. I'm humbled to be a part this group and for the encouraging words from my hero @quincyjones. A big part of life is about how we use whatever influence we have to make the world better once we’re gone. I will always give it my all to leave a profound and meaningful legacy. Thank you to everyone who ever believed in me and to all the ancestors for their inspiration.
Much love to the folks at @time 🙏🏾
See the full list here:
time.com/time100
Hey family, I woke up yesterday and tested positive for COVID-19. To keep my family, my friends and our loyal fans safe, I will be absent from @colbertlateshow and will also unfortunately have to postpone the premiere of AMERICAN SYMPHONY at Carnegie Hall which - as many of you know - I have been working on for years. I have poured my heart and soul into this work and I am so disappointed that I can’t see it through at the moment, but it WILL happen one day. Thank you to my incredible team and all the musicians who have been on this journey with me. I look forward to the day I can share the stage with you all again and share this work with the world. Stay safe out there 🙏🏾