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
Credits
- 2024 · Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration as
- 2024 · Saturday Night as Billy Preston
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self - Roundtable Talent
- 2023 · The Color Purple as Grady
- 2023 · American Symphony as Self
- 2022 · Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Ukraine: Answering the Call as Self
- 2022 · Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration as Self
- 2021 · Soul, Improvised as
- 2020 · Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- 2018 · American Tap as Self
- 2018 · America's Musical Journey as Self
- 2018 · Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute as Self
- 2016 · Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale as Self - Band Leader
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2012 · Red Hook Summer as Da Organist Tk Hazelton
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · NPR Tiny Desk Concerts as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1975 · Austin City Limits as Self
- 1959 · The Grammy Awards as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self - Performer