Jaycee and Taryn sit down with The Class Podcast's first official guest, Jon Batiste.

Jon is a musician, an activist, the band leader on The Late Show with Stephen Cobert, and just had a major role in composing the music for the Disney movie, Soul.

In this conversation, Jon talks about what music is for him and what his sources of inspiration and creativity are.  Jon shares how the Love Riots from his Juilliard days prepared him for his powerful protests in the 2020 BLM marches and how he approached making the music for the movie Soul.

You can listen to his music on Spotify or Apple Music, or watch Soul on Disney+.
Follow him on Instagram @jonbatiste or through his website jonbatisteofficial.com.

To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Taryn  @taryntoomey.