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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.
MovieDisney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
2026
as Self
MovieThe Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
as Jon Batiste
MovieAndrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
MovieJon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
2025
as Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
MovieBig Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
2025
MovieA Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
2025
as Self
MovieDiane Warren: Relentless
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAndrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024
as Self
TVCelebrity Substitute
2024
as Self
MovieSaturday Night
2024
as Billy Preston
TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self - Roundtable Talent
MovieThe Color Purple
2023
as Grady
MovieAmerican Symphony
2023
as Self
MovieJon Batiste @ Ground Control
2023
as Self : Guest
TVThe Piano
2023
as Self - Judge
MovieRon Carter: Finding the Right Notes
2022
as Self
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
MovieUkraine: Answering the Call
2022
as Self
MovieSoul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
2022
as Self
TVBe My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieWE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
2021
Soul, Improvised
2021
TVBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
American Tap
2018
as Self
MovieAmerica's Musical Journey
2018
as Self
MovieElton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
2018
as Self
MovieStephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016
as Self - Band Leader
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieRed Hook Summer
2012
as Da Organist Tk Hazelton
TVFinding Your Roots
2012
as Self
TVTreme
2010
as Jon Batiste
TVC à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVNPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
TVAustin City Limits
1975
as Self
TVAmerican Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
