Jon Batiste has called his current tour a healing, liberating spiritual practice that can serve as a reminder that joy is always available to us—that sometimes we have to dance our way through the world we’re living in.
The 38-year-old seven-time Grammy-winner brings a new album, Big Money, to Clearwater this week as part of a Florida swing that includes stops in Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando and St. Augustine. And he’s very clear on who the show is for.
“It’s a family gathering,” the Louisiana native told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay over the phone last Friday. He sees generations of families represented in the crowd and called the opportunity to share music and be together a true privilege…