Jon Batiste
Sound • Born 1986-11-11
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
42 credits
The Color Purple
Movie • 2023
Grady
American Symphony
Movie • 2023
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Movie • 2022
Self
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Movie • 2022
Self
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Movie • 2022
Self
Saturday Night
Movie • 2024
Billy Preston
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Movie • 2024
Self
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Movie • 2016
Self - Band Leader
Red Hook Summer
Movie • 2012
Da Organist Tk Hazelton
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Movie • 2018
Self
American Tap
Movie • 2018
Self
America's Musical Journey
Movie • 2018
Self
Soul, Improvised
Movie • 2021
WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
Movie • 2021
A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
Movie • 2025
Self
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
Movie • 2025
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
Movie • 2025
Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
Movie • 2025
Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
Diane Warren: Relentless
Movie • 2025
Self (archival footage)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Musical Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Austin City Limits
TV • 1975
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self - Roundtable Talent
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Performer
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV • 2008
Self
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV • 2020
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The Piano
TV • 2023
Self - Judge
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
American Music Awards
TV • 1974
Self - Presenter
Treme
TV • 2010
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Celebrity Substitute
TV • 2024
Self
C à vous
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self