I can only guess as to why Batiste is not as active in a non-band sense on the
show. My sense is that Batiste's creative energies are mainly focused on
non-Late Show projects, which is fine with me. Whether that flexibility was a
condition for accepting the gig, or it simply evolved that way, I don't know.
I think many people have gotten used to the notion of a late night bandleader
as a sidekick, thanks to Paul Shaffer. But I think that role is still pretty
rare. Max Weinberg was arguably a mix of Paul and Doc Severinsen (still with
us at 94), and The Roots are more like Batiste in being active outside The
Tonight Show.
David
On Sunday, April 3, 2022, 11:04:04 AM PDT, PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
Really nice piece. Wish them the best. I have been on the line (in our case
losing) the fight with fucking leukemia with a close family member. Sucks. But
then, we were not as relentlessly (sometimes obnoxiously?) positive as Batiste.
I am really into his “We Are” album (I will be shocked if he goes 0-fer
tonight) but as almost always with his non-Late Show work, wonder why that guy
does not show up with Colbert very often.
On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 10:35 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
<[email protected]> wrote:
Mr. Batiste has 11 nominations at tonight's Grammys (he's also scheduled to
perform), but based on today's CBS Sunday morning piece, it may not be what
Stephen asks him about first on the next new Late Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS9TSxsA78c
David
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