Jon Batiste

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TWO CUSTOM ERL ARTISANAL LOOKS INSPIRED BY THE ARTWORK OF LEGENDARY AMERICAN ARTIST BARKLEY L. HENDRICKS. PERFORMED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARTIST’S ESTATE, BATISTE AND ERL FOUNDER ELI RUSSELL LINNETZ, IN COLLABORATION WITH COREY STOKES, LOOK TO HONOR ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS IN THE 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN CANON, AS WELL AS A BREAKTHROUGH VOICE IN THE MEDIUM OF BLACK PORTRAITURE.

IN A KINDRED FORM THIS COLLABORATION ALIGNS WITH AND WAS ALSO INSPIRED BY BATISTE'S NEXT VOLUME IN HIS SOLO PIANO SERIES, BLACK MOZART, WHICH REINVENTS MOZART THROUGH BLACK AMERICAN MUSICAL ART FORMS AND TRADITIONS. THE ALBUM COMES OUT ON JUNETEENTH THIS YEAR.

"BARKLEY HENDRICKS USES THE MEDIUM OF VISUAL ARTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVERYDAY, CASUAL MAJESTY OF BLACK PEOPLE. IT'S ALIGNED WITH WHAT I'M DOING IN THE MEDIUM OF CLASSICAL MUSIC WITH BLACK MOZART. SOLO PIANO IS A MUSICAL FORM OF PORTRAITURE. IT ALSO VERY ALIGNED WITH ELI'S APPROACH TO REIMAGINING THE MALE SILHOUETTE. GRATEFUL TO ERL, COREY STOKES AND BARKLEY HENDRICKS ESTATE FOR HELPING TO TELL THIS STORY VIA THREE DIFFERENT MEDIUMS OF ART: FASHION, VISUAL ARTS AND MUSIC."

INSPIRED BY HENDRICKS’ SEMINAL 1976 PAINTING “STEVE”, THE LOOK WAS DESIGNEDAND CRAFTED ENTIRELY IN IVORY AND WHITEFABRICS, REFERENCING HENDRICKS’ INTENTIONAL USE OF ALL-WHITE CLOTHING TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRAST AND PRESENCE OF THE SKIN TONE OFHIS SUBJECTS, STRIPPING THE PALATE TO PURE FORM AND EXPLORING SCULPTURAL POSSIBILITIES OF DRAPING, ASYMMETRY, AND VOLUME.
FOR BATISTE’S PRE-MET OUTFIT, LINNETZ TAKES INSPIRATION FROM HENDRICKS LEGENDARY 1969 PAINTING “ICON FOR MY MAN SUPERMAN (SUPERMAN NEVER SAVED ANY BLACK PEOPLE - BOBBY SEALE)”. THROUGH HENDRICKS’ EYES, THE AVERAGE BECAME EXTRAORDINARY. THE EVERYDAY, MONUMENTAL. DECADES BEFORE STREETWEAR EXISTED AS A CONCEPT, HENDRICKS ELEVATED THE IMAGE OF AN ORDINARY GAerlT IEli Russell LinnetzT WEAR.

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Playing regularly at when I was a teenager helped shape me. I recently returned during Jazz Fest to play with some of my musical heroes. The club can hold 90 people, an intimate format I fell in love with way back then. Giving the community the love it gave me and honoring the ones who taught me how to play. Much love to and the Batiste Family! The new "Hot Five" ♾️