Jon Batiste calls off Connecticut music fest appearance, other concerts due to 'personal circumstances'

Grammy victor Jon Batiste placed his summertime performing duties connected clasp arsenic helium “navigate[s] immoderate idiosyncratic circumstances.”

The Connecticut festival Westville Music Bowl connected Wednesday published a connection from the composer-singer-multi-instrumentalist and erstwhile “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” bandleader announcing that helium has canceled “a information of my upcoming show dates.” That includes his quality astatine the New Haven fest connected Thursday, according to the societal media statement. The announcement did not specify the further cancellations but included notation of Batiste’s caller releases including his piano-centric albums “Monk Meditations” and “Monk Movements.”

“My squad and I are uncovering caller ways and opportunities to stock unrecorded euphony with you,” Batiste continued successful the statement. “There’s truthful overmuch much to come, and I’m looking guardant to what’s ahead.”

People reported that Batiste’s shows successful Pennsylvania and New York person besides been canceled and summons refunds volition beryllium disposable for the 3 canceled shows. A typical for the Grammy-winning instrumentalist did not instantly respond to The Times’ petition for much accusation connected Thursday.

Batiste, who volition besides merchandise the medium “Black Mozart” connected Friday, is inactive scheduled to play respective of his remaining circuit stops including those successful Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Atlanta and the Hollywood Bowl successful Los Angeles. He is acceptable to adjacent disconnected his circuit astatine the Greek Theatre successful Berkeley connected Oct. 3.

“Thank you for your knowing and continued support,” Batiste said successful the connection published by Westville Music Bowl. “I genuinely can’t hold to travel backmost and execute for you soon.”

Batiste, 39, volition stock his trio of caller albums 4 years aft helium won the coveted prize for medium of the twelvemonth astatine the 2022 Grammy Awards for his 2021 merchandise “We Are.” Batiste, successful summation to his late-night TV work, is besides known for composing archetypal works for the soundtrack of Disney’s 2020 animated movie “Soul.”