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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
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Release Date:01/12/2025
Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
Character:Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
Release Date:05/11/2025
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
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Release Date:24/10/2025
A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2025
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:08/11/2024
Saturday Night
Character:Billy Preston
Release Date:27/09/2024
The Color Purple
Character:Grady
Release Date:25/12/2023
American Symphony
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2023
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2022
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:17/06/2022
WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
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Release Date:24/03/2021
Soul, Improvised
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Release Date:23/03/2021
American Tap
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2018
America's Musical Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:17/05/2018
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Character:Self
Release Date:10/04/2018
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Character:Self - Band Leader
Release Date:08/11/2016
Red Hook Summer
Character:Da Organist Tk Hazelton
Release Date:10/08/2012
Television Appearances
Celebrity Substitute
Character:Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self - Roundtable Talent
The Piano
Character:Self - Judge
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots
Character:Self
Treme
Character:Self
C à vous
Character:Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Austin City Limits
Character:Self
American Music Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Grammys
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self - Performer
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