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.
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.
Acting
Movie
The Devil Wears Prada 2
as Jon Batiste
2026
Movie
Saturday Night
as Billy Preston
2024
Movie
The Color Purple
as Grady
2023
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest
2015
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
TV
Treme
as Jon Batiste
2010
TV
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
The Oscars
as Self - Performer
1953
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Movie
American Symphony
as Self
2023
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
TV
The Grammys
as Self
1959
TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
Movie
Red Hook Summer
as Da Organist Tk Hazelton
2012
TV
Great Performances
as Self
1971
TV
Austin City Limits
as Self
1975
TV
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
TV
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
TV
American Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
1974
Movie
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self (archive footage)
2025
TV
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
as Self
2008
Crew
Movie
Soul
Original Music Composer
2020
Movie
The Garfield Movie
Songs
2024
Movie
Saturday Night
Original Music Composer
2024
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Producer
2015
Movie
American Symphony
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
The First Wave
Original Music Composer
2021
Movie
She Ball
Original Music Composer
2020
Movie
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Music Director
2016
Movie
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
Producer
2025
Movie
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Executive Producer
2026
Movie
Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Author
2023
Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair
Original Music Composer
2027