"The Battle Hymn of the Republic," a quintessentially American invention, first appeared as a poem on the cover of The Atlantic Monthly, in February 1862. Now, on a commission from the magazine, Jon ...
In Kenner-born pianist Jon Batiste's hands, the 19 th-century "Battle Hymn of the Republic'' has taken on an eerie, emotionally complex vibe, with elements of bamboula rhythm, blues vocals and a sort ...
When musician Jon Batiste was asked to reimagine The Battle Hymn of The Republic for the launch of a new podcast from The Atlantic Magazine, he had a sense of what he wanted to preserve about the ...