
Jon Batiste
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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
Credits

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
as Jon Batiste

Saturday Night (2024)
as Billy Preston

The Color Purple (2023)
as Grady

American Symphony (2023)
as Self

Red Hook Summer (2012)
as Da Organist Tk Hazelton

Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary (2025)
Actor

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (2024)
as Self

Diane Warren: Relentless (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute (2018)
as Self

America's Musical Journey (2018)
as Self
American Tap (2018)
as Self

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale (2016)
as Self - Band Leader
Soul, Improvised (2021)
Actor

Ukraine: Answering the Call (2022)
as Self

Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration (2022)
as Self

A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September (2025)
as Self

WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste (2021)
Actor

Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes (2022)
as Self

Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025 (2025)
as Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano

Jon Batiste @ Ground Control (2023)
as Self : Guest

Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto (2025)
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