Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste

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
    Sound
    Place of birth
    Kenner, Louisiana, USA
    Birthday
    11/11/1986
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
7.1
American Symphony
American Symphony
6.9
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
0
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Ukraine: Answering the Call
0
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
4
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
7.1
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
0
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
6.7
Red Hook Summer
Red Hook Summer
5.7
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
7.8
American Tap
0
America's Musical Journey
America's Musical Journey
5.6
Soul, Improvised
6

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