- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- November 11, 1986
- Place of Birth
- Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Jon Batiste
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 th…
Filmography
The Thomas Crown Affair
movieThe Thomas Crown Affair
2027 · Original Music Composer
movieDisney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
2026 · Self
movieThe Devil Wears Prada 2
2026 · Jon Batiste
movieIf I Go Will They Miss Me
2026 · Executive Producer
movieAndrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
movieJon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
2025 · Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
movieBig Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
2025 · , Producer, Music
movieA Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
2025 · Self
movieDiane Warren: Relentless
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieAndrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024 · Self
tvCelebrity Substitute
2024 · Self
movieSaturday Night
2024 · Billy Preston, Original Music Composer
movieThe Garfield Movie
2024 · Songs
tvOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Self - Roundtable Talent
movieThe Color Purple
2023 · Grady
movieAmerican Symphony
2023 · Self, Executive Producer, Songs, Original Music Composer
movieJon Batiste @ Ground Control
2023 · Self : Guest, Author, Compositor, Original Music Composer
tvThe Piano
2023 · Self - Judge
movieRon Carter: Finding the Right Notes
2022 · Self
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
movieUkraine: Answering the Call
2022 · Self
movieSoul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
2022 · Self
tvBe My Guest with Ina Garten
2022 · Self - Guest
movieThe First Wave
2021 · Original Music Composer
movieWE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
2021
Soul, Improvised
movieSoul, Improvised
2021
movieSoul
2020 · Original Music Composer
movieShe Ball
2020 · Original Music Composer
tvBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
American Tap
movieAmerican Tap
2018 · Self
movieAmerica's Musical Journey
2018 · Self
movieElton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
2018 · Self
movieStephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016 · Self - Band Leader, Music Director
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest, Producer
movieRed Hook Summer
2012 · Da Organist Tk Hazelton
tvFinding Your Roots
2012 · Self
tvTreme
2010 · Jon Batiste
tvC à vous
2009 · Self - Guest
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvNPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
tvThe View
1997 · Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
tvAustin City Limits
1975 · Self
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974 · Self - Presenter
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self, Self - Performer