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Jon Batiste

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38 Years Old

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.

Born

Kenner, Louisiana, USA on 11th November 1986

All Credits

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Image
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
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The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sherri Image
Sherri
Self - Guest
The View Image
The View
Self - Guest
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
Austin City Limits Image
Austin City Limits
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The Jennifer Hudson Show Image
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
American Music Awards Image
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter
Finding Your Roots Image
Finding Your Roots
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self - Performer
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self - Roundtable Talent
The Piano Image
The Piano
Self - Judge
Treme Image
Treme
Self
The Color Purple Image
The Color Purple
Grady
Saturday Night Image
Saturday Night
Billy Preston
The Grammys Image
The Grammys
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's Image
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
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Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration Image
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
America's Musical Journey Image
America's Musical Journey
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American Symphony Image
American Symphony
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Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute Image
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
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Red Hook Summer Image
Red Hook Summer
Da Organist Tk Hazelton
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes Image
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
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American Tap
Self
Ukraine: Answering the Call Image
Ukraine: Answering the Call
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Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale Image
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Self - Band Leader
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration Image
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
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Soul, Improvised