Jon Batiste
Sound
Born November 11, 1986 in 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).
Filmography
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Jon Batiste
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self (archive footage)
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Self
Celebrity Substitute
Self
Saturday Night
Billy Preston
The Garfield Movie
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self - Roundtable Talent
The Color Purple
Grady
American Symphony
Self
Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Self : Guest
The Piano
Self - Judge
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Self
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest
The First Wave
WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
Soul
She Ball
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
America's Musical Journey
Self
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Self - Band Leader
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
Red Hook Summer
Da Organist Tk Hazelton
Finding Your Roots
Self
Treme
Jon Batiste
C à vous
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The View
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
Austin City Limits
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American Music Awards
Self - Presenter
Great Performances
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The Grammys
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The Oscars
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