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Jon Batiste‌

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Birthday

calendar1986-11-11

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Jon Batiste

Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Jon Batiste

Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1986-11-11

Popularity

star6.7

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Color Purple

The Color Purple‌
star7.1
calendar 2023

American Symphony

American Symphony‌
star6.9
calendar 2023

Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration

Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Ukraine: Answering the Call

Ukraine: Answering the Call‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes‌
star4.0
calendar 2022

Saturday Night

Saturday Night‌
star7.9
calendar 2024

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale‌
star6.7
calendar 2016

Red Hook Summer

Red Hook Summer‌
star5.7
calendar 2012

Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute

Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute‌
star7.8
calendar 2018

American Tap

American Tap‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

America's Musical Journey

America's Musical Journey‌
star5.6
calendar 2018

Soul, Improvised

Soul, Improvised‌
star6.0
calendar 2021

Tv Credits

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.4
calendar 1988

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits‌
star6.2
calendar 1975

The Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards‌
star7.7
calendar 1959

Sherri

Sherri‌
star4.2
calendar 2022

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen‌
star4.9
calendar 2009

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts‌
star7.2
calendar 2008

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's‌
star0.0
calendar 2020