The Queen of Motown, Diana Ross, and seven-time Grammy Award-winner Jon Batiste brought nostalgic records, heartfelt memories and a few special guests to the Muny on Thursday night to close out the theater’s 107th season.

Ross and Batiste performed separately, with Batiste opening. Each celebrated their own iconic songs and some from other artists’ catalogs. Batiste showcased his multidisciplinary talent throughout his set, rotating between singing, playing a grand piano and the guitar, and jamming on the melodica.

Clad in a black-and-gold tailcoat covered in golden moons and stars, Batiste took St. Louis back home with him to New Orleans as he opened the show with the song “TELL THE TRUTH,” which paints a picture of his family life back in Louisiana to the sound of snare drums and horns

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