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Jon Batiste shares wisdom, music with 'Uneasy' tour

By Kyle Kellams

Published April 17, 2024 at 4:43 PM CDT

Grammy, Oscar and Emmy awardee Jon Batiste is bringing his "Uneasy" tour to the Momentary in Bentonville next week. Batiste’s 2020 album “We Are” was awarded the Grammy for Album of the Year, and his soundtrack for the animated film “Soul” earned both an Oscar and a Grammy. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams reached the composer, musician and arranger by cell phone yesterday.

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