I wish him well, but I wonder if this is due to his career taking off, his wife’s health, or (most likely) a combination of at least the two.
— Dave Sikula Sent from my iPhone > On 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/171092892.708715.1649013042112%40mail.yahoo.com. >>>>> -- >>>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/CAKGtkYJZcyLKW86x684J5rhLAfj8xm3x1DZMEAem%3DCrPxzwVdg%40mail.gmail.com. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/CAJE-FiE-WyqZGBNoj-CMtHVNHfpHMikS0oJxFQiDsdzBc%3D_-gQ%40mail.gmail.com. >>> -- >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tvornottv/1PAjty4tOa0/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/91fea3fc-144e-4969-b08a-ae27740caf0cn%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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