>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN.
JON, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
JON, THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR YOU AND THE BAND.
THESE GUYS HAVE JUST RELEASED A NEW ALBUM OF MUSIC THEY PLAY
HERE ON THE SHOW CALLED "THE LATE SHOW E.P."
WHAT'S ON HERE, JON.
>> Jon: THE THEME SONG IS HERE "HUMANISM."
THE INTRO, YOUR OPENING MUSIC.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> Jon: AND WE HAVE FOUR OTHER SONGS AND A BONUS TRACK.
>> Stephen: YOU GUYS ARE IN LUCK, BECAUSE YOU'RE FINALLY
GOING TO HEAR AND ENJOY WHAT I GET TO HEAR EVERY NIGHT.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
GO GET THIS.
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW.
>> Jon: YEAH!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HOW IS YOUR MARDI
GRAS GOING SO FAR?
>> IT'S KILLING.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU FOUND THE BABY?
HAVE YOU FOUND THE BABY YET.
>> Jon: NOT YET.
AFTER THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: YOU ALSO HAVE TAUGHT ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
JAZZ SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE LISTENING TO YOU, AND ALSO
BECAUSE EARLY OR IN THE YEAR YOU AND I WENT DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS,
AND I MET THIS MAN WHEN I WAS DOWN THERE.
WHAT'S HIS NAME.
on: THAT' THAT'S MICHAEL POLERA.
HE WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ IPSTRUCK THER.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS N.O.C.A.C.A.
>> Jon: NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS WHERE YOU LEARNED TO JAZZ IT UP.
>> Jon: YES.
>> Stephen: AND I ASKED HIM WHEN I WAS DOWN THERE TO EXPLAIN
YOU AND TO EXPLAIN JAZZ AND TO EXPLAIN YOU AND JAZZ.
>> Jon: YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT.
>> Stephen: WE BROUGHT A CAMERA, AND LET'S TAKE A LOOK,
JIMMY JAZZ.
♪ ♪ ♪ MR. POLERA.
>> YES, STEPHEN, YOU CAN CALL ME MIKE.
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR TALKING TO US TODAY.
>> MY PLEASURE.
NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> Stephen: WHAT I DO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JON?
WHAT KIND OF STUDENT WAS HE?
>> ANYTHING YOU SHOWED HIM, HE WOULD MASTER IT AND SAY, "WHAT'S
NEXT?" I THINK AT THE END OF HIS TWO
YEARS, MAYBE I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT WAS NEXT.
>> Stephen: I WANT TO KNOW, IN HIGH SCHOOL, DID HE DO, LIKE,
THE, "HEY, YEAH, THAT'S DEEP, YOU KNOW, MIKE."
OR WAS IT, "MR. POLERA, I WAS WONDERING IF THAT IS THE PROPER
MODAL SCALE TO DO THAT?" >> MODAL SCALE, I'M IMPRESSED.
>> Stephen, OF COURSE, BECAUSE I'M JON BATISTE AND YOU HAVE
NOTHING TO TEACH ME ANYWHERE.
WAS HE LIKE THAT OR LIKE THIS?
>> HE'S BECOME A BIT OF A HIPSTER.
>> Stephen: GIVE ME THE VARIATION ON YEAH.
GIVE ME THE YEAH, YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING.
>> Jon: YEAH......
>> Stephen: YEAH, THAT YOU ENJOY WHAT WAS SAID TO YOU.
>> Jon: YEAH!
>> Stephen: GIVE ME YEAH CONFUSED.
>> Jon: YEAH?
>> Stephen: WHAT IS JAZZ?
>> IN ITS MOST BASIC SENSE I WOULD SAY IT'S IMPROVISED MUSIC.
>> Jon: LUIS ARMSTRONG SAID IF YOU HAVE TO ASK YOU WILL NEVER
KNOW.
>> Stephen: COULD IT BE THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT JAZZ WAS AND
HE WAS TRYING TO HIDE IT BY ANSWERING THAT QUESTION THAT
WAY.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: IS JAZZ SHORT FOR SOMETHING?
JAZZ MOVIE MA-TAZZ?
NO, DID IT CHANGE ITS NAME WHEN IT CAME TO THE UNITED STATES.
WAS IT JAZZENBERG AND BECAME JAZZ LATER?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: DID YOU ALSO TEACH JON JAZZ HANDS.
>> WHAT IS JAZZ HANDS?
♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: THAT'S IT.
POP THE HIP.
COME OMAKE IT SEXY RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
AND THEN AH!
AH!
YOU'RE VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: HE'S GOT IT.
CAN IT BE TAUGHT?
CAN JAZZ BE TAUGHT?
OR DO YOU HAVE TO BE BORN WITH, LIKE, A SPECIAL, LIKE, SPARK?
>> YES, YOU CAN TEACH IT.
>> Stephen: LET'S DO IT.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Jon: THAT WAS NICE, MAN.
WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
>> Stephen: SO Y'ALL TAUGHT ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JAZZ.
>> Jon: RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND AFTER THAT, I TEMPTED-- I GOT A TRUMPET.
>> Jon: YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND-- ( LAUGHTER )
IT WASN'T THAT FUNNY.
I TRIED.
I TRIED MY BEST, ALL RIGHT.
>> Jon: YEAH, YOU PUT A GOOD EFFORT IN.
>> Stephen: "A" FOR EFFORT.
AND I ATTEMPTED MY FIRST JAZZING.
JIM?
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪
>> Jon: UH-HUH.
( LAUGHTER ) ♪ ♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YEAH!
I JAZZED A LITTLE.
SOMETHING-- SOMETHING CAME OUT.
( LAUGHTER ) CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ALBEM,
JON.
>> Jon: YEAH, BABY!
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE "THE LATE SHOW E.P.."
AVAILABLE ON iTUNES.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY MR. JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY.