The 'Freedom' singer is forced to postpone his upcoming American Symphony performance and step away from his role as band leader on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' after testing positive for the virus.
- May 6, 2022
AceShowbiz - Jon Batiste has tested positive for coronavirus just days after attending the 2022 Met Gala. Due to his condition, the "Freedom" singer has been forced to postpone his upcoming American Symphony performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City, which was due to take place on Saturday, May 7. He also has to call off his role as band leader on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert".
"I thank all my supporters for their love and understanding," the 35-year-old said in a statement. "See you all soon."
Jon's announcement comes just hours after he shared a picture of his seventh day of rehearsals for the concert. He wrote on Instagram, "Day 7 in rehearsal I am grateful to share my first symphony at @carnegiehall #AmericanSymphony (sic)"
The Grammy Award winner attended the Met Gala at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 2, where he was on a table with "Fatal Attraction" actress Glenn Close, among others.
Glenn said people were "jiving" to Jon's music at the star-studded event. She added, "Questlove's at my table, and Jon Batiste, and the man who runs Conde Nast and Adrien Brody. And it was just...a room full of very interesting people."
The theme of 2022 Met Gala was "In America: An Anthology of Fashion", and the official dress code was gilded glamour and white tie.
In April, it was revealed Jon and his significant other Suleika Jaouad secretly got married in February, after the author was diagnosed with leukaemia for a second time. Suleika said, "We got married the day before I was admitted to the hospital to undergo my bone marrow transplant."
"We have known that we wanted to get married, I think, from the first week that we started dating," she jokingly added. "That's when Jon first brought up the topic of marriage to me. So, we've had eight years. This is not, you know, a hasty decision!"
