Netflix released the trailer for American Symphony, a documentary about Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste and his wife, author Suleika Jaouad. American Symphony is in select theaters on November 24 before streaming to Netflix on November 29.
American Symphony chronicles a crucial time in Batiste’s life in 2022. Batiste was amid a record year, including five Grammy wins and the chance to conduct a symphony at Carnegie Hall. While Batiste’s career skyrockets, his partner, Jaouad, is battling for her life as her cancer returns.
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What to Expect in American Symphony?
“In 2022, musician Jon Batiste finds himself the most celebrated artist of the year with eleven Grammy nominations including Album of the Year,” the official logline reads. “In the midst of that triumph Jon embarks on his most ambitious challenge to date, composing an original symphony. This trajectory was upended when Batiste’s life partner — best-selling author Suleika Jaouad — learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned. American Symphony is an intimate portrait of two artists at a crossroads and a meditation on art, love, and the creative process.”
American Symphony is directed by Matthew Heineman, who produces alongside Lauren Domino and Joedan Okun.
Executive producers include Batiste, Jaouad, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Barak Moffitt, Marc Robinson, Daniel Seliger, Alice Webb, Steve Farneth, David & Nina Fialkow, Gene Gallerano, and Ryan Lynn.
