Jon Batiste
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1986-11-11 · 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). In 2023, Batiste featured in the documentary film American Symphony which records the process of Batiste composing his first symphony.
Filmography(45)
movieThe Devil Wears Prada 2
as Jon Batiste · 2026 · 6.6
movieAndrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
as · 2025 · 9.7
movieJon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
as Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano · 2025 · 0.0
movieBig Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
as · 2025 · 0.0
movieA Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
as Self · 2025 · 0.0
movieDiane Warren: Relentless
as Self (archive footage) · 2025 · 5.3
movieAndrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
as Self · 2024 · 5.8
tvCelebrity Substitute
as Self · 2024 · 0.0
movieSaturday Night
as Billy Preston · 2024 · 6.7
tvOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self - Roundtable Talent · 2023 · 2.9
movieThe Color Purple
as Grady · 2023 · 7.0
movieAmerican Symphony
as Self · 2023 · 6.7
movieJon Batiste @ Ground Control
as Self : Guest · 2023 · 0.0
tvThe Piano
as Self - Judge · 2023 · 5.7
movieRon Carter: Finding the Right Notes
as Self · 2022 · 7.0
tvSherri
as Self - Guest · 2022 · 2.6
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self · 2022 · 5.6
movieUkraine: Answering the Call
as Self · 2022 · 0.0
movieSoul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
as Self · 2022 · 0.0
tvBe My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self - Guest · 2022 · 7.7
movieWE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
as · 2021 · 0.0
movieSoul, Improvised
as · 2021 · 6.0
tvBottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self · 2020 · 10.0
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019 · 6.4