Not sure Kevin really wants an answer, but Mr. Eubanks released a new album earlier this year and has been touring in support of it. He's also horrible about updating his website.
Lengthy profile from June in Jazz Times, including quotes from his Tonight Show predecessor, Branford Marsalis, who's known Eubanks since college. https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/kevin-eubanks-remarkable-life-journey/ FWIW, I'll miss Mr. Batiste on the show, but it always seemed likely that he would leave at some point. I think Louis Cato is still growing into the non-musical aspect of the job, but since he's been working on some of the music for other parts of the show (he's also credited as music producer). He has a new album coming out later this year, so we may find out who will be the Kevin to his Branford sooner rather than later. Best,David On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 09:13:05 PM PDT, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: Maybe Kevin Eubanks is available? On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 9:11 PM Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: *BREAKING* Stephen announced on tonight's show that Jon Batiste has bid the show adieu. Louis Cato has officially taken the reins of what Stephen called the "Late Show Band." (Not sure if that's an official name change....) On Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 5:51:54 AM UTC-4 Dave Sikula wrote: Something I've noticed in the two tapings I've been to is that, while I'm not a real fan of the music the band plays during the actual show, they blow the roof off the dump during the commercial breaks and play stuff that the home audience never hears. I don't think Batiste is great at side-kicking, either, but I also don't think Colbert really sees that as his job. In the few taped segments he's done, he's been all right, but (surprisingly) not real charismatic. I know he and Colbert go way back, but I can't imagine that -- as successful as he's starting to be and as good as he is -- he'll be around the Ed that much longer. Or maybe he'll pull a Max Weinberg and take breaks to tour while maintaining nominal control of the band. --Dave Sikula On Monday, April 4, 2022 at 9:19:01 AM UTC-7 PGage wrote: More than a waste, as he seems to be really bad at it (Side kicking) On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 at 7:53 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: I’ve mostly given up on listening to Fresh Air (I track the episodes on an RSS reader and stream ones I want to listen to) and the interviews with Batiste and Questlove have been especially rewarding and worth looking up. Batiste is gifted not only at composing but also at describing how he does it. Maybe if Colbert put him in the guest chair and gave him a chance to talk about it that would give the audience an idea. Being called on to be a regular sidekick feels like more of a waste. On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 5:31 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: Congratulations to JB, for not only not going 0-fer, but for winning the biggest Grammy (among his 5), Album of the year. I am always shocked when something I like wins a Grammy, as I am so far out of the demo (I had to Google Olivia Rodrigo, then I think I remembered fast forwarding thru her on SNL in the last year or two). But his album really was my favorite this year. A big year for late night TV musicians, as Questlove was the winner of the Best Documentary Oscar that got overshadowed by Will Smith’s nonsense. That was a remarkable piece of work. I’m not so surprised that Batiste doesn’t do more of his own solo work on the show, or that he doesn’t contribute more as a side kick (in fact, I think the show is better the less it tries to use him in that way). It’s more that the depth and quality of his musical signature does not seem to come through on that show. I feel like we get a much clearer sense of that signature from Doc, Paul and Questlove. Though truthfully I don’t watch Colbert that regularly anymore so maybe that has changed. On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 12:10 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV <[email protected]> wrote: 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/569678249.414907.1660280342932%40mail.yahoo.com.
