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.

This article is about the American musician. For the American military officer and consultant, see John Batiste. Not to be confused with Jean-Baptiste.

Jon Batiste
Batiste in 2023
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Michael Batiste
Born (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BM, MMus)
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • bandleader
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • film composer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, keyboards, melodica, guitar
Years active1998–present
Labels
  • Naht Jona
  • Razor & Tie
  • Concord
  • Verve
  • M.O.D. Technologies
  • Blue Engine
  • Tiger Turn
  • Walt Disney
Member ofStay Human
Spouse(s)
Suleika Jaouad
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(m. 2022)​
WebsiteJon Batiste

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 20 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.

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