Jon Batiste
SoundJonathan 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.
Movies
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American Amazon
2026
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Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry
2026
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Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
2026
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
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Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
2025
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
2025
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A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
2025
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Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
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Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024
Billy Preston
Saturday Night
2024
Grady
The Color Purple
2023
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American Symphony
2023
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Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
2023
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Candy Necklaces
2023
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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
2022
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Ukraine: Answering the Call
2022
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
2022
WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
2021
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America's Musical Journey
2018
TV Shows
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Celebrity Substitute
2024
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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
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The Piano
2023
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The Piano
2023
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The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
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Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
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Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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Finding Your Roots
2012
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Treme
2010
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C à vous
2009
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
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The View
1997
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
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