Jon Batiste
Born: 1986-11-11 in Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Known For: Sound
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.
Filmography
2027
- The Thomas Crown Affair ... (Original Music Composer)
2026
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 as Jon Batiste
- If I Go Will They Miss Me ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
- Diane Warren: Relentless as Self (archive footage)
- A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September as Self
- Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025 as Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
- Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
2024
- The Garfield Movie ... (Songs)
- Saturday Night as Billy Preston
- Celebrity Substitute as Self
- Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration as Self
2023
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self - Roundtable Talent
- The Color Purple as Grady
- The Piano as Self - Judge
- American Symphony as Self
- Jon Batiste @ Ground Control as Self : Guest
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten as Self - Guest
- Ukraine: Answering the Call as Self
- Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes as Self
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration as Self
2021
- The First Wave ... (Original Music Composer)
- WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
- Soul, Improvised
2020
- Soul ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- She Ball ... (Original Music Composer)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018
- Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute as Self
- American Tap as Self
- America's Musical Journey 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 - Musical Guest
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- Red Hook Summer as Da Organist Tk Hazelton
2010
- Treme as Jon Batiste
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- C à vous as Self - Guest
2008
- NPR Tiny Desk Concerts as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1975
- Austin City Limits as Self
1974
- American Music Awards as Self - Presenter
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1959
- The Grammys as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self