Jon Batiste - Album - Big Money

“Big Money” is the is the fifth studio album by Jon Batiste, and it marks a shift into something more intimate, rootsy, and stripped-down than much of his earlier, more flamboyant work. It’s a nine-song collection that runs a little over half an hour, recorded largely live in just a couple of weeks, giving it a raw, spontaneous, and very human quality. Instead of heavy production, the album leans on acoustic instruments like piano, fiddle, mandolin, and upright bass, creating a sound that blends folk, gospel, blues, reggae, funk, and Americana into what Batiste calls a kind of “New Americana.” .