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11 Nov 1986 (37)
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 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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saturday Night | Billy Preston |
| 2024 | Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration | |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Grady |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Self |
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter | Self - Roundtable Talent |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes | Self |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration | Self |
| 2022 | Ukraine: Answering the Call | Self |
| 2021 | Soul, Improvised | |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self |
| 2018 | Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute | Self |
| 2018 | America's Musical Journey | Self |
| 2018 | American Tap | Self |
| 2016 | Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale | Self - Band Leader |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2012 | Red Hook Summer | Da Organist Tk Hazelton |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | NPR Tiny Desk Concerts | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits | Self |
| 1959 | The Grammy Awards | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Performer |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | Songs |
| 2024 | Saturday Night | Original Music Composer |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Executive Producer |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Music |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Songs |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Original Music Composer |
| 2021 | The First Wave | Original Music Composer |
| 2020 | Soul | Original Music Composer |
| 2016 | Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale | Music Director |