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The Late Show has canceled three new shows set for this week after its host, Stephen Colbert, suffered a medical emergency. “A message from Stephen” was posted on The Late Show‘s Threads account on Monday, November 27. “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week. I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?’ Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix,” it reads. “I’m grateful to my doctors for their care and to Evie and the kids for putting up with me. Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas.” The Monday, November 27 episode on CBS was already slated to be a re-run, with guest Rachel Maddow and a performance by Gracie Abrams (having originally aired on November 14). New episodes, post-Thanksgiving, would have resumed on Tuesday, November 28, with Jennifer Garner and Baz Luhrmann the...

Following the Thanksgiving hiatus, one week of episodes of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has been canceled unexpectedly as Colbert recovers from surgery following a ruptured appendix.

The news came via a post on the CBS show’s official Threads page on Monday. “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week,” the post reads. “I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?’ Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix. I’m grateful to my doctors for their care and to Evie and the kids for putting up with me. Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas.”

“The Late Show” has been no stranger to interruptions this year. Namely, it was off for five months during the Writers Guild of America Strike, which ended in late September. The show returned in early October,...

The Newport Jazz Festival has announced its 2023 lineup, with Herbie Hancock, Jon Batiste, and Thundercat leading the bill. The legendary fest celebrates its 69th anniversary from August 4th to 6th at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island.

Other big names on the 2023 Newport lineup include Kamasi Washington, Diana Krall, Charles Lloyd, Vijay Iyer, Samara Joy, DOMi & Jd Beck, Arooj Aftab, Big Freedia, DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), Big Gigantic, Alfa Mist, and Cautious Clay. Newport Jazz artistic director Christian McBride will also lead his annual Jam Jawn, while the ensembles MoodSwing, Scary Goldings (featuring John Scofield), Superblue, Orrin Evans Quintet, and the Bill Charlap Trio will perform as well. Check out the complete lineup below.

Specially priced three-day tickets to the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival go on sale Wednesday, March 22nd at 1:00 p.m. Et via Dice. That deal extends for 24 hours; full-price single-day, two-day, and three-day tickets then go on sale Thursday,...

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Herbie Hancock, Thundercat, Big Freedia, Jon Batiste, Kamasi Washington, Diana Krall, Charles Lloyd, and Vijay Iyer will lead this year’s Newport Jazz Festival lineup. The event, set for Aug. 4-6 at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island, marks the 69th edition of the annual festival.

Other acts include Samara Joy, DOMi & Jd Beck, Arooj Aftab, DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), Big Gigantic, Alfa Mist, Cautious Clay,...

Academy and Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste is leaving ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ after seven seasons, Colbert announced Thursday night on the show.

He’s exiting to “pursue personal and professional interests”. Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis and Colbert’s band, which previously had been called “Stay Human” under Batiste’s direction, will be renamed ‘The Late Show Band’, reports ‘Variety’.

Cato will take over permanently when the show returns for its eighth season on Tuesday, September 6.

“Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius,” Colbert said.

“He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.”

Cato, has been with “The Late Show” since its relaunch under Colbert.

Stephen Colbert announced on tonight’s The Late Show that Academy Award and Grammy winner Jon Batiste is departing after seven seasons to pursue personal and professional interests.

“We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said.

Batiste has been the Late Show bandleader since Colbert took over as host in 2015. His music career has been on a roll in the last two years as he won an Oscar in 2020 for his Soul score and won five Grammys this year, including Album of the Year.

Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis with when The Late Show...

Academy and Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste is leaving “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” after seven seasons, Colbert announced Thursday night on the show. He’s exiting to “pursue personal and professional interests.” Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis — and the Colbert’s band, which previously had been called “Stay Human” under Batiste’s direction, will be renamed “The Late Show Band.”

Cato will take over permanently when the show returns for its eighth season on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

“Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius,” Colbert said. “He can play basically every instrument over there. Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.”

Cato, has been with “The Late Show” since its relaunch under Colbert.

After 7 seasons, huge changes have come to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

On Thursday’s episode of the show, Colbert announced that Grammy-winning songwriter and musician Jon Batiste is exiting the show and will be replaced as Band Leader by longtime “The Late Show” band member Louis Cato.

“We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said.

Batiste has been on hiatus from “The Late Show” all summer and in his place, Cato has served as interim band leader. “Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this. But I will. He’s a musical genius.

Andra Day, Mavis Staples, and Wynton Marsalis have been tapped to perform at the 2021 Newport Jazz festival, which will take place July 30th through August 1st at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island.

The lineup also features Khruangbin, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Yola, Cory Wong, Makaya McCraven, Charles Lloyd, and Ledisi, who will perform a special set of Nina Simone songs. Newport Jazz’s Artist in Residence Robert Grasper is also set to perform on all three days of the festival: On day one, he and Terrace Martin...

In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like Chicago and Nashville, to rising hot spots like Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Raleigh, North Carolina. The latest is a left-field surprise: Portland, Maine, which is drawing promoters from major cities and ambitious young songwriters.

Every November, more than a dozen top musicians from Portland, Maine, take over the local State Theatre for an ambitious trip back in time: They play a Beatles album in full. This year, it was the White Album; bandleader...

In December of last year, guitarist Shane Theriot got into his car and drove to Mac Rebennack’s New Orleans house with a completed version of the record he had just produced for the Hall of Fame pianist, singer-songwriter and producer ubiquitously known as Dr. John. Rebennack’s health was declining by that point; his walking had slowed to the point where it had become an effort for him to leave his house. Six months later, his family would announce his death as a result of a heart attack.

But...

The Trey Anastasio Band, String Cheese Incident, and Phil Lesh and Friends, featuring Warren Haynes, John Scofield and John Molo, are among the headliners at the 2019 Peach Music Festival. Set for July 25th through 28th, the event, originally launched by the Allman Brothers Band in 2012, returns to Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The 2019 lineup includes a number of Peach veterans: Moe., Greensky Bluegrass, Blues Traveler, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and Lettuce are all on the bill. But this summer’s roster is also noteworthy for the...