05 Jon Batiste

Name: 05 Jon Batiste
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00:00Ah, such incredible stories. I have to say I am completely blown away and I know you are too.

00:07Congratulations to all of our Essence Essential Hero Award recipients in the mental health worker category.

00:13And thank you again, AT&T, for helping us honor them tonight.

00:17Okay, guys, I'm going to take a quick break, but don't worry because I am leaving you in great hands.

00:23Here to tell you a little bit about what's coming up next is Essence Love and Relationship Director and co-host of Essence Yes Girl Podcast and my girl, Mrs. Charlie Penn.

00:34Thanks, Eva. Hi, everyone. I'm Charlie Penn, the Lifestyle Director and co-host of Essence's Yes Girl Podcast.

00:41What an honor it is to be here tonight to help celebrate our essential workers and their stories.

00:47If you're just joining us for the second Essence Essential Hero Award, here's what you've missed so far.

00:52With a little help from our friends at Disney Parks, we kicked off tonight's show by honoring outstanding parents who have gone above and beyond in 2020.

01:01Despite everything they've been dealing with as parents themselves during this crazy year, they still found time to make the well-being of others a priority of theirs.

01:09We also teamed up with AT&T to honor essential workers who have dedicated their time and energy in the mental health field.

01:17I know I've definitely been trying to practice some serious self-care this year, and I hope you all have too.

01:21And of course, we also got to hear two unforgettable a cappella performances from the talented ladies of June's Diary.

01:28So many beautiful moments so far, and we've still got more in store.

01:32Up next, you're in for another musical treat courtesy of Grammy Award-nominated musician John Baptiste. Enjoy!

01:38Hello, it's John Baptiste here, and I am representing the Pixar film Soul.

01:44Woo! This film is incredible.

01:46This film has so many teaching moments about pursuing the thing that makes you who you are, the thing that makes you special, that thing that God put in you that is your thing.

01:57And it applies to anybody. You know, there's a lot of music in the film.

02:01Joe, the main character, is a pianist, and I am his hands, and the music in the film was something I'm honored to work on.

02:09But even more so, I love the story because it honors Joe, who's a teacher, and it has so many lessons for those of us who think they're past the prime of their life.

02:21You can find something in your life that can reignite your spark for living if you just continue to believe and have faith.

02:28Everybody's soul has something special about it, so I really think that this film, in the holiday season, is going to give you a jolt of optimism, especially after the year that we've had, many of us are struggling.

02:41And The Essential Workers, I applaud you. We love you so much for all that you have done to keep the train moving.

02:51You know, the train could have stopped.

02:52We've been through so many bumps in the tracks, and we could have just went off the rails, but, you know, the essential workers are the people who are keeping us on track.

03:02And I think that people like Dr. Archer and all of the great people who are being awarded now in this program are part of that tradition of the American can-do spirit and overcoming adversity, and the black community being at the core of that.

03:19So I love to represent my people in this film, the first black Pixar lead, Soul, and also musically, jazz music, our cultural music, our music that came from so many generations, so many of our ancestors, to kind of culminate into this American classical music, this art form that's changed the world.

03:41So blending the animation and the jazz together, what an honor.

03:45I want to play a song that's in the film that I composed entitled Born to Play, and this happens in the film when the main character, Joe, who's the teacher, is a kid.

03:56He's maybe 10 years old, and his father brings him to a jazz club for the first time, and this is the song that he hears the band playing, and that's when he knows at that moment, hearing that band on stage, that Joe himself was born to play.

04:10He's maybe 10 years old, and this is the song that he hears the band playing, and this is a thing that he believes in the city of 추ie, but also when he hears the band on stage.

04:13But of course it must have been 10 years old, so let's start playing in the movie in the intro.

04:17Everything doesnt feel like a side of the band when he learns.

04:17But of course the band being contrary to booth, is a traditional band on stage where the band on stage, and she says shows aus k report.

04:19There's a kind of long-range tune that he sees aาร prom for the band on stage.

04:21And he then presents himself or bannu moderately into the band for a little transformer in love to a female band, so much Ephra Eleven.

04:23Okay?

04:24And then I'll take that over again, I'm gonna talk about that.

04:25And and done today.

06:57To the moment I fall asleep at night, I was born to play.

07:03It's my reason for living.

07:07Hello?

07:15What the...