The Alvin Batiste Jazz Institute is back for the Spring 2023 semester! Hear from SU alums John Gray and Roderick 'Rev' Paulin on their music experience during their days on the Bluff and what they're up to now. Alvin Batiste was a clarinetist from New Orleans, alum and longtime teacher at Southern University where he created his own jazz institute, which was one of the first of its kind in the country. He also toured with Ray Charles, recorded with Branford Marsalis and taught pianist Henry Butl