We’re not sure quite how he managed it but, until recently, Jon Batiste had never heard Chappell Roan’s Hot To Go. So, when Pianote asked him to play along to the song - minus everything but the vocals and drums - he was flying blind.
Despite his lack of knowledge, Batiste’s considerable musical talents - he studied at New York’s prestigious Juilliard School, let’s not forget - ensured that he was quickly able to create a re-harmonised, jazz-tinged version of the song, but perhaps what’s even more impressive is how he got an immediate sense of the spirit and sound of the original.
