Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc.
501 c3 non-profit

Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc. 501 c3 non-profit Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc. 501 c3 non-profit Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc. 501 c3 non-profit

Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc.
501 c3 non-profit

Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc. 501 c3 non-profit Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc. 501 c3 non-profit Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc. 501 c3 non-profit
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A Proud Tradition of Excellence

PAUL BATISTE LEADER

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Batiste Tradition of Excellence

 The musicians in Batiste Brothers Band/Batiste Family® grew up together in the same New Orleans, Louisiana neighborhood and bonded over their shared passions for sound, rhythm and beats. Each member brings a unique musical aesthetic to the band and over the years we’ve grown comfortable jumping genres and mashing up influences.

Destined to served

In 2005, after the storm, I knew the arts would be more difficult to restart.  So, I founded the Paul A. Batiste Conservatory of the Arts, Inc. a non-profit education corporation with a 501(c)3.  My goal was to help to facilitate the many needs of the arts during a time of crisis.  The purpose of the Conservatory is to restore, preserve, protect, and support the arts in our schools. The Conservatory is an educational organization whose goals include replacing band instruments, band uniforms, sheet music, materials and supplies lost due to Hurricane Katrina and providing scholarships to music students.  I have been an educator for more than 30 years and have 35 years of being a leader of the Gladiators, and more recently, the Batiste Brothers Band who is one of New Orleans’ most popular musical families. Also, I am a veteran of the US Army and former member of the 204th and 202nd Military Police Company.  My experiences-working as an Itinerant Instrumental Music Specialist, Band Director, Guitar Instructor, Band Instructor, General Music Teacher and Special Education Teacher at over a dozen schools, give me the dedication and knowledge to develop my family into premiere education service providers and teachers.  In New Orleans, the arts are under-going an enormous transformation.  The tide is shifting away from state funding.  Consequently, non-profits are asked to step up to the plate.  The arts are apart of the State Comprehensive Curriculum Guide.  It is a state mandate.  Yet, it is not adequately funded or programmed.  As citizens, we must provide activities for our youth.  They are unfairly asked to provide activities for themselves.  Children should be allowed to be children-and not have to create opportunities to learn or be educated.  In the absence of fundamental rights, our young citizens may drift in the wrong direction.  Finally, I have a duty to give-back to the Batiste Family for letting me be their leader since 1971, and to the school system for allowing me the opportunity and privilege to teach and serve.

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Born of One-Nighters

I did my student teaching at Mc Donogh Sr. Hi. with the late Lloyd Harris.  

The Batiste Brothers Band also toured locally with him.  Starting out, the idea of living the road band life was the last thing on our minds. After we did all the local gigs, we realized the only way for us to evolve as a band was to hit the road. Over the decades, we logged thousands of gigs — with the occasional festival appearance — in cities across the country and the world. Our time on the road proved crucial in shaping our sound.

World Famous Batiste Brothers Band

In 1976. I founded the Batiste Brothers Band to do what my mom as me to.  My mom and dad had 

As a band director, I have started music programs from elementary school to high school. In addition, I have routinely started band programs from scratch. Also, I have partnered with a charter school and applied for a charter school.

The Conservatory is an educational organization whose goals include replacing band instruments, band uniforms, sheet music materials and supplies lost due to Hurricane Katrina and providing scholarships to music students.

DREAM BIG

Mrs. Obama tells

New Orleans

students to 'dream

big'

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WASHINGTON - "Dream big. Don't aim low, aim high." That was the message First Lady Michelle

Obama delivered Wednesday to 80 Middle

School students, including 22 from New Orleans.

"You have to prepare your minds and your bodies

for greatness," Mrs. Obama said at the ornate

State Dining Room at the White House.

For now, she told the students, their main job, as

she regularly reminds her two daughters, "is to go

to school, do your

homework everyday."

show how involvement in the arts can boost

grades, graduation rates and civil engagement.

The First Lady told the students that in addition

to working hard at school, they need to read

everything "you can get your hands on."

"That's one of the things that President Obama

does - he reads everything. He reads all the time.

You have to read, read, and read again," Mrs.

Obama said.

The First Lady told the students if they work

hard, and get a little encouragement along the

way, they will have great opportunities.

"The truth is that I know that I wouldn't be where

I am today, and I know that my husband,

President Obama, wouldn't be where he is today

if he hadn't gotten that kind of inspiration from

somebody in our lives. We wouldn't be who we

are today without all these people who pushed us

and believed in us and gave us opportunities to

learn and grow and fulfill our potential. We

wouldn't be here."

The students watched the Academy Award

nominated film, "Beasts of the Southern Wild,"

and Mrs. Obama signaled how she'd vote if given

the chance. The inspiring story of how a six-year-

old girl helped her family overcome tremendous

obstacles in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,

is one of the "most powerful and most important"

films in a long time, Mrs. Obama said.

"It shows us the strength of our communities, no

matter what they look like," Mrs. Obama said. "It

shows us that these communities can give us the

power to overcome any kind of obstacles. And it

also tells a compelling story of poverty and

devastation, but also of hope and love in the

midst of some great challenges."

The cast and crew later participated in a q and a

with the students and Rachel Goslins, the

director of the President's Committee on the

Arts.

The Batiste students were excited about the

chance to meet Mrs. Obama, as well as the star of

the inspirational movie, Quvenzhane Wallis, who

plays six-year-old Hushpuppy. Hushpuppy, the

movie's heroine.

"

"It was great," said Gary Robichaux, executive

director of the charter management organization,

ReNew, which operates Batiste. "We got to meet

with the First Lady. We

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Michelle Obama and family (White House

photo)

, one of eight schools nationally chosen for a two-

year federal Turnaround Arts program designed

to

The New Orleans contingent was from Batiste

Cultural Arts Academy

just watched the president land in his helicopter

from his trip (to North Carolina

). And we even got to see Bo (the Obama's dog)

play on the front lawn of the White House.

Very cool."

The students were excited.

"I know New Orleans has a lot of negative things

going on, and this is a chance to see something

positive," said Algernon Jacques, 12, a 7th grader.

Algernon got the advice from Mrs. Obama he

sought on "how to do well in life."

Paul Batiste, founder of the Batiste Brothers

Band who helped found the school located at the

former Live Oak Elementary School, said he's

thrilled the students had a chance to meet the

First Lady and get a behind-the-scenes look at

America's most famous house.

"I can't tell how excited I am that our students

are getting this opportunity," Batiste said. "The

students have come a long way."

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(Gon' be dat) New orleans music

“Today, my coworker asked “who Antoine Batiste is playing in the movie?”  I said, I don’t know.  He said, “I saw Treme on television last night and I was wondering who he is.”  I explained, I thought Antoine was a fictional character, but Kermit Ruffins is playing himself and others are playing themselves, and I said jokingly, we should be able to play ourselves.   This morning when the subject was brought up, I said Kermit, Donald Harrison and other locals are collecting a pay check.  I wrote, “(Gon’ be Dat) New Orleans Music” with that purpose in mind.  “Treme” is an excellent opportunity for our city’s music to get prime time.  I continued with, the nation is watching and we have a chance to hold that audience”


“ Today, a coworker asked me if we are the Batiste they are talking about in the movie “Treme.”  I didn’t know how to answer her, and she asked if I was one of the large Batiste families.  I said yes.  She continued with is he playing you?  I laughed.

”Excerpt From

(Gon' be Dat) New Orleans Music-Memoirs of PAB

Paul A. Batiste

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“Ms. Jones was happy to tell me her son Chris marched in the Superdome for the Saints half-time show.   O.P. Walker Marching Band was invited by the NFL to participate in the season opening celebration.  I am so proud of Chris.  I remember when his mother struggled with raising him as a growing young child.  As his band director, when he was at Wright, he let me discipline him in band practice where others had less success.  There was only one time I thought he resisted, but that was only for a short while because I understood his growing pains.  Now, he is a senior in high school.  In a faculty meeting at Wright, one teacher asked me did I have success with Chris?  I told him 75% of the time and improving.  Now, I see 100% improvement”


Excerpt From

(Gon' be Dat) New Orleans Music-Memoirs of PAB

Paul A. Batiste

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=0

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