( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN,
EVERYBODY.
AMAZING.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) EDDIE, JON, THAT WAS INCREDIBLE
WHAT YOU GUYS WERE PLAYING JUST NOW.
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
JON, LISTEN, I AM NOT SURPRISED THAT THE BAND SOUNDS GOOD AND
YOU'RE A GIFTED MUSICIAN.
YOU GUYS ARE JAZZ MASTERS OVER THERE.
>> Jon: YES, INDEED.
>> Stephen: ONE THING I DID NOT KNOW IS HOW DEEPLY YOU CARE
ABOUT THIS COUNTRY AND HOW MUCH YOU DO TO TRY TO HEAL-- WHAT DO
YOU CALL IT, TRY TO HEAL-- >> Jon: YOU HAVE TO HEAL THE
RACIAL DIVIDE.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO HEAL RACIAL DIVIDE, EXACTLY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW-- I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY--
YOU HAVE CREATED A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
ADDRESSES THE IMPORTANT MISUNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN BLACK
PEOPLE AND WHITE PEOPLE.
>> Jon: YEAH, IT'S ALMOST VOTING SEASON, AND I WANTED TO
SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE THE TENSIONS ARE HIGH RIGHT NOW.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
YOU CREATED A P.S.A., THAT EXPLAINS A BLACK POINT OF VIEW
TO WHITE PEOPLE AND IF IT'S OKAY I'D LIKE TO SHOW IT RIGHT NOW.
>> Jon: YES.
>> HEY, EVERYBODY, I'M JON BATISTE.
AND NORMALLY I SPEAK THROUGH MUSIC.
I CAN EVEN DO TONGUE TWISTERS.
BUT SOME ISSUES ARE SO IMPORTANT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THEM WITH MY THROAT PIANO.
YOU SEE, HERE IN AMERICA, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT RACE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY, BUT MOSTLY, IT'S SLAVERY.
SOMETIMES, YOU JUST UPON TO CLIMB ON THE ROOF AND SAY, "HEY,
WHITE PEOPLE!" >> SOMETIMES WHITE PEOPLE WILL
SAY ANYTHING TO AVOID CALLING SOMEONE RACIST.
LIKE "RACIALLY TINGED."
WHAT THE ( BLEEP ) DOES THAT MEAN?
DID I PUT ON SOME RACIST MAKEUP BEFORE I LEFT THE HOUSE?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT IS ANNOYING, HOW PEOPLE ASSUME ALL PLAQUE
PEOPLE KNOW EACH OTHER.
HONESTLY, I DON'T GET IT.
IN YOUR MIND, WHAT'S GOING ON?
DO YOU THINK WE MEET AT OPRAH'S HOUSE ONCE A MONTH AND DISCUSS
BLACK PEOPLE STUFF?
YOU'RE WRONG!
IT'S TWICE A MONTH!
FOR THE THE BLACK PEOPLE.
SO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> WHAT DO PEOPLE MEAN WHEN THEY
SAY, "TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME?" WHICH PART IS DARK EXACTLY?
>> YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF MY SCARK I'M ALWAYS TYPE CAST AS SOME
SORT OF THUG OR SOMETHING, AND BECAUSE I'M A BLACK MAN IN
AMERICA.
BUT I CONTAN A MULTITUDE OF THINGS.
I CAN DO A BRITISH ACCENT IN THE THEATER WITH THE BEST OF THEM.
I CAN CAN DO "HAMLET."
ALAS, I KNEW HIM WELL.
( LAUGHTER ) >> SO, I WENT TO TO THE GOLF
COURSE THE OTHER DAY AND THIS WHITE DUDE MISTOOK ME FOR THE
CADDY AND I SAID I'M GOING TO CALL WILL SMITH AND ASK HOW RICH
DO I HAVE TO BE FOR PEOPLE NOT TO MISTAKE ME AS A CADDY?
>> HEY, WHITE PEOPLE, PLEASE STOP WALK AROUND WITHOUT SHOES.
THIS IS NEW YORK CITY.
EVERYWHERE IS NOT YOUR KITCHEN.
OKAY.
THESE STREETS ARE DIRTY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S SAFE TO WALK AROUND WITH SHOES ON, TO
BE HONEST!
THEY ARE NASTY.
AND QUIT KISSING YOUR DOGS IN THE MOUTH!
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> HEY, WHITE PEOPLE.
WE DID IT.
I MEAN, WE HAD A GOOD RUN.
THAT WAS A PRETTY SOLID RUN FOR WHITE PEOPLE FOR A WHILE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT KEVIN HART AND GAYLE KING ARE TELLING YOU.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU, THAT WE DIDN'T
HAVE A GOOD RUN.
HEY, WHITE PEOPLE, RIGHT?
WOW.
>> Jon: HEY, WHITE PEOPLE.
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKE JAZZ, AND I LOVE IT WHEN YOU COME UP
TO ME AND TELL ME THAT.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEANIP TO HEAR YOU SCAT.
THAT IS BIBLY-DO-OP BAD IDEA.
UNLESS YOU LIKE CHET BAKER OR SOMEBODY.
THEN IT'S COOL.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU, JON!