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American musician, composer and award winner Jon Batiste shares his favourite blues records and chats about his new album Big Money!

Cerys's weekly round up of the blues you need to hear, from all around the world and in all shapes and sizes!

This week, her guest is the multi-Grammy and Academy Award winner Jon Batiste, who calls in to share his favourite blues records and to fill us in on his ninth studio album Big Money! Jon started 2025 with a powerful performance of the National Anthem at this year's Super Bowl and collecting the Grammy for Best Music Film for the documentary American Symphony and Best Song Written for Visual Media. Jon's career highlights also include working with Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Mavis Staples, Gary Clark Jr as well as appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as the bandleader and musical director.

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Monday 21:00

Music Played

  • D.K. Harrell

    Grown Now

  • Chuck Berry

    No Particular Place To Go

    • Charly.
  • Elvis Presley

    Baby What You Want Me To Do

    • Platinum: A Life in Music.
    • RCA.
  • Shirley Ann Lee

    There's A Light

    • Songs of Light.
    • Numero Group.
    • 6.
  • Hazel Scott

    Love Will Find A Way

  • Jon Batiste

    BIG MONEY

    • BIG MONEY.
    • Verve Records.
  • Ray Charles

    Let The Good Times Roll

  • Jon Batiste

    Moonlight Sonata Blues

  • Mahalia Jackson

    Trouble Of The World

  • Mar Seck & Super Cap-Vert

    Sibouten

  • Jon Batiste

    PINNACLE

Broadcast

  • Monday 21:00