Jon Batiste
Born
November 11, 1986 (38 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Jonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, and television personality. He has recorded and performed with artists including Stevie Wonder, Prince, Willie Nelson, Lenny Kravitz, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey, Roy Hargrove, Juvenile, and Mavis Staples. Batiste, with his band Stay Human, appeared nightly as bandleader and musical director on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2022.
Batiste also serves as the music director of The Atlantic and the Creative Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. In 2020, he co-composed the score for the Pixar animated film Soul, for which he received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award and a BAFTA Film Award (all shared with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). Batiste has garnered 5 Grammy Awards from 14 nominations, including an Album of the Year win for his album We Are (2021).
In 2023, Batiste featured in the documentary film American Symphony which records the process of Batiste composing his first symphony.
Known For
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024
Saturday Night
Billy Preston
2024
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self - Roundtable Talent · (1 episode)
2023
The Color Purple
Grady
2023
American Symphony
Self
2023
The Piano
Self - Judge · (7 episodes)
2023
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Self
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Self
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Self
2022
Soul, Improvised
2021
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · (1 episode)
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
American Tap
Self
2018
America's Musical Journey
Self
2018
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
2018
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Self - Band Leader
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (6 episodes)
2015
Red Hook Summer
Da Organist Tk Hazelton
2012
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Treme
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self · (1 episode)
2008
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(3 episodes)
1988
Austin City Limits
Self · (1 episode)
1975
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1974
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Grammys
Self · (3 episodes)
1959
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1953