Jon Batiste
Sound
Born 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.
Acting
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Jon Batiste
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self (archive footage)
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Self
Celebrity Substitute
Self
Saturday Night
Billy Preston
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self - Roundtable Talent
The Color Purple
Grady
American Symphony
Self
Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Self : Guest
The Piano
Self - Judge
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Self
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest
WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
Soul, Improvised
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
American Tap
Self
America's Musical Journey
Self
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Self - Band Leader
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Crew
The Thomas Crown Affair
Original Music Composer
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Executive Producer
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
Producer
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
Music
Saturday Night
Original Music Composer
The Garfield Movie
Songs
American Symphony
Executive Producer
American Symphony
Songs
American Symphony
Original Music Composer
Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Author
Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Compositor
Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Original Music Composer
The First Wave
Original Music Composer
Soul
Original Music Composer
She Ball
Original Music Composer
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Music Director
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Producer