Rolling Stone Watch Jon Batiste’s Soulful Performance of ‘Freedom’ on ‘Corden’ Song comes off his new album We Are Jon Batiste offered a lively, soulful rendition of his track “Freedom” on The Late Late Show, giving the song a retro vibe for the performance. The song, which comes off Batiste’s new album We Are, got some accompaniment from backup singers who appeared on vintage TV sets behind the singer. The performance was shot at the Orpheum Theatre in his hometown of New Orleans and was directed and choreographed by Jemel McWilliams. We Are came out in March and features appearances from Mavis Staples, Quincy Jones, Zadie Smith, PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty, and more.