Russell Batiste, Jr. (born December 12, 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is a drummer based in New Orleans. Brought up in a musical family, Batiste started playing drums at the age of four. He also learned to play keyboards, saxophone, guitar and bass, and started to play in the family band when he was seven. Batiste left college after two years to join Charmaine Neville's band. He joined...