{"product_id":"we-are","title":"We Are","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2022 Grammy Award-Winner for Album of the Year Plus Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song for \"Cry\"!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe Are\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erepresents a completely new sonic chapter for Grammy-nominated artist\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Batiste\u003c\/strong\u003e. Inviting some of the most esteemed creative minds to assist in birthing the album, he reached the finish line smack in the middle of the first wave of the worldwide pandemic and volatile social unrest. The result is a body of work characterized by the consciousness of Marvin Gaye, the grounded optimism of Stevie Wonder, the iconoclasm of Thelonious Monk and the swagger of Mannie Fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlongside songwriter\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAutumn Rowe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand producer\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKizzo\u003c\/strong\u003e, Batiste wrote and planned much of the project in about a week from his dressing room at\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u003c\/em\u003e, where he's the musical director and bandleader.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe Are\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas recorded in New York, Los Angeles and in his native New Orleans, melding inspiration from his new home and new collaborators with that of the Batiste musical dynasty. The album was also recorded in between sessions for Disney\/Pixar's 2020 hit film\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSoul\u003c\/em\u003e­, which saw Batiste's music – and hands – incorporated into the animation about a teacher who dreams of being a jazz pianist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBatiste presents a captivating musical experience to the world rooted in catharsis, joy, freedom, contemplation and sensuality. It's a love letter to his southern roots and the heritage of Black Music with guest appearances by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMavis Staples, Quincy Jones, Zadie Smith, PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty, St Augustine Marching 100\u003c\/strong\u003e, his father\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Batiste\u003c\/strong\u003e, grandfather\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Gauthier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand many more. It is a meditation steeped in the sounds of the times with collaborators including\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePOMO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Anderson.Paak),\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRicky Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Lizzo), Jahaan Sweet (Drake, Eminem) and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"'We Are' is a message of love for humanity, of humble reverence for our past, and of a hopeful future, in which we are the ones who can save us,\" Batiste says. \"The art reveals its motive to you. 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