Jon Batiste’s Christian faith isn’t explored in ‘American Symphony’. But does it need to be?

The Grammy award-winning artist radiates joy in this new Netflix documentary, says Tim Bechervaise 

It’s the biggest performance of your life, hundreds are watching you – and there’s a power cut on stage. But for Jon Batiste and the year he’s had, the obstacle is relatively minor, and so after a few awkward moments, he keeps calm and carries on, playing a piano piece that has everyone spellbound.

“See, nothing can stop the power of God,” Batiste tells the audience once power is restored.

The scene falls at the end of American Symphony, a new Netflix documentary by Higher Ground, the production company founded by the Obama’s. Its original aim was to show Batiste traipsing across the US to collect inspiration and material from different musical genres for a climatic concert (called American Symphony) at Carnegie Hall.