It’s 2022 and musician Jon Batiste is at the peak of his music career while also embarking on his most ambitious challenge - composing an original symphony. In the midst of this meteoric rise, Batiste’s wife - best-selling author Suleika Jaouad - learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned. AMERICAN SYMPHONY is an intimate portrait of two artists and the healing power of love and creativity.
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:03 Ladies and gentlemen, Grammy nominations were announced.
00:05 [MUSIC]
00:09 The most honored artist this year with 11 nominations is Mr. John Baptiste, right there.
00:14 [APPLAUSE]
00:21 >> I feel like we're living a life of contrast.
00:24 >> Wow, what do you mean?
00:25 >> It's just a lot.
00:27 [MUSIC]
00:31 >> I'm always in awe of Sulika, how she deals with hardship.
00:35 >> My first day of chemo, his 11 Grammy nominations were announced.
00:40 >> [APPLAUSE]
00:41 >> I won the biggest prize in music,
00:43 come home, she's back in the hospital.
00:46 This is what we're dealing with.
00:47 [MUSIC]
00:53 >> We both see survival as a creative act.
00:56 [MUSIC]
00:59 >> These rings are token of your marriage covenant.
01:03 [LAUGH]
01:05 [MUSIC]
01:16 >> How are you doing right now?
01:19 >> I have faith that everything can change.
01:24 My mind is always making things.
01:27 It's the way that I process my life.
01:29 >> If a symphony orchestra was created right now, what would that sound like?
01:32 We're gonna play it one night only at Carnegie Hall.
01:35 [MUSIC]
01:39 >> Music comes from life experiences.
01:41 [APPLAUSE]
01:44 >> We've both had so many good things happening.
01:47 >> And the Grammy goes to John Baptiste.
01:52 >> And so many incredibly hard things.
01:54 >> This remission last years and then come back and you don't know.
01:58 >> I honestly don't know how to hold such extremes.
02:02 [MUSIC]
02:09 >> You have to confront the brutal reality.
02:11 [MUSIC]
02:13 But at the same time, have completely unwavering faith.
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