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 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.

Known For: Sound

Born: Kenner, Louisiana, USA, 1986-11-11

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2012	Red Hook Summer	Da Organist Tk Hazelton	55
2	2016	Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale	Self - Band Leader	52
3	2018	Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute	Self	78
4	2018	America's Musical Journey	Self	56
5	2018	American Tap	Self	60
6	2021	Soul, Improvised		60
7	2022	Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration	Self	0
8	2022	Ukraine: Answering the Call	Self	0
9	2022	Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes	Self	70
10	2023	American Symphony	Self	68
11	2023	The Color Purple	Grady	71
12	2024	Saturday Night	Billy Preston	67
13	2024	Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration		57

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	The Oscars	Self	71
2	1953	The Oscars	Self - Performer	71
3	1959	The Grammys	Self	87
4	1971	Great Performances	Self	53
5	1974	American Music Awards	Self - Presenter	82
6	1975	Austin City Limits	Self	62
7	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark		56
8	1997	The View	Self - Guest	45
9	2008	NPR Tiny Desk Concerts	Self	78
10	2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	51
11	2010	Treme	Self	76
12	2012	Finding Your Roots	Self	62
13	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	64
14	2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show		65
15	2020	Bottomless Brunch at Colman's	Self	0
16	2022	Sherri	Self - Guest	42
17	2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self	62
18	2023	The Piano	Self - Judge	57
19	2023	Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter	Self - Roundtable Talent	70

Jon Batiste

Film

Television