Before rap superstar Kendrick Lamar takes to the stage for the Halftime Show, Louisiana native Jon Batiste will prove ... and grew up close by in Kenner. His family is filled with prolific ...

and he grew up in Kenner, LA, which is roughly 30 minutes away from New Orleans. A member of the renowned musical Batiste family, Jon has released six studio albums throughout his career with his ...

For his Super Bowl LIX performance of the national anthem, Jon Batiste made art on art ... I wrote about Jon — about the kid from Kenner who began taking piano lessons at age 11 and the ...

And while Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show rightfully has had many people talking, he wasn’t the only performer that stole the show at the NFL’s main event — New Orleans native Jon Batiste ...

Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Reba McEntire and now, Jon Batiste — just ... moment for the 38-year-old Batiste, who grew up in nearby Kenner, Louisiana.