About
Jon Batiste
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2024 | Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Saturday Night | Actor | Billy Preston | 60 Fair |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Actor | Grady | 62 Fair |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Ukraine: Answering the Call | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Soul, Improvised | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2018 | American Tap | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | America's Musical Journey | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale | Actor | Self - Band Leader | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Red Hook Summer | Actor | Da Organist Tk Hazelton | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 2023 | American Symphony | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
Sound |
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| 2024 | Saturday Night | Sound | Original Music Composer | 60 Fair |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | Sound | Songs | 67 Fair |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Sound | Songs | 59 Average |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2021 | The First Wave | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Soul | Sound | Original Music Composer | 79 Good |
| 2016 | Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale | Sound | Music Director | 59 Average |