From the ACLU, this is at Liberty. I'm Kendall Seasmeyer, your host.

Today, we're digging into the archive and sharing one of our most celebratory episodes,

because we all need a little joy, right?

Please enjoy former ACLU staff attorney Lizzie Watson and her conversation with award-winning

artist John Batiste. Today we're speaking with music legend John Batiste. He's an Oscar-winning composer, pianist,

bandleader, and singer who is going into the 2022 Grammy Awards with 11 nominations,

the most of any artist this year. You may have seen him on The Late Show with Stephen

Colbert, where he's been music director and band leader since 2015. You may have heard him on the

soundtrack of the Pixar animated film Soul, where he performed and composed the jazz portion

of the score. Or you may have experienced his live performances in the streets of New York City

with his band stay human during the pandemic lockdown, the protests of 2020, or during one of his

love riots, a spontaneous show in the streets

where the musicians stand among the crowd and exchange the energy of the music and the moment.

We'll talk to him about his New Orleans roots, his most recent album, We Are, and his commitment

to creating music that celebrates his culture and aims to unite us all.

John, welcome to At Liberty.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Yes, thank you so much for being here.

This is so exciting.

This is my last interview for the podcast for a while.

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