Jon Batiste’s New Nature Doc Explores the Swamps of the South | Amanpour and Company

From the sounds of the American South to its extraordinary natural beauty, Grammy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste is turning his attention to the landscape and wildlife of the region he calls home. His new IMAX documentary "American Amazon" explores the rich biodiversity of the South and Batiste's deep connection to the music and culture that shaped him. Batiste speaks to Walter Isaacson about the film, his Louisiana roots and his extraordinarily productive year in music. From the sounds of the American South to its extraordinary natural beauty, Grammy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste is turning his attention to the landscape and wildlife of the region he calls home. His new IMAX documentary "American Amazon" explores the rich biodiversity of the South and Batiste's deep connection to the music and culture that shaped him. Batiste speaks to Walter Isaacson about the film, his Louisiana roots and his extraordinarily productive year in music. Originally aired on November 13, 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major support for Amanpour and Company is provided by The Anderson Family Endowment, Jim Attwood and Leslie Williams, Candace King Weir, Charles Rosenblum, Norma C. Warner and Paul D. Warner, PhD, Monique Schoen Warshaw, The Sylvia A. and Simon B. Poyta Programming Endowment to Fight Antisemitism, The Straus Family Foundation, The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg. Subscribe to the Amanpour and Company channel here: https://bit.ly/2EMIkTJ Subscribe to our daily newsletter to find out who's on each night: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/newsletter/ For more from Amanpour and Company, including full episodes, click here: https://to.pbs.org/2NBFpjf This program is made possible by viewers like you. Please support your local PBS station: http://www.pbs.org/donate Like Amanpour and Company on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF Follow Amanpour and Company on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2HLpjTI Follow Amanpour and Company on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3SaTUhk Watch Amanpour and Company weekdays on PBS (check local listings). Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. #amanpourpbs