Jon Batiste

American musician and singer (b. 1986)

Born: 11 November 1986
Metairie
Country: United States
Active: 1998–
Record labels: Verve Records
Discography: 19 albums

Biography

Jon Batiste is a jazz musician who plays piano, melodica and voice. Jon Batiste was born on 11 November 1986 in Metairie. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Verve Records. The discography here lists 19 albums, from “Times In New Orleans” (2005) to “Monk Movements” (2026). Honours include Academy Award for Best Original Score (2021), British Academy of Film and Television Arts (2021) and Grammy Awards (2022).

Jonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, bandleader, television personality and actor. He has recorded and performed with artists including Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Willie Nelson, Doja Cat, Lenny Kravitz, ASAP Rocky, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey, Roy Hargrove, Juvenile, Mavis Staples, and Lauryn Hill. Batiste appeared nightly with his band, Stay Human, 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 co-composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross).

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Times In New Orleans 2005

MY N.Y. 2011 · Naht Jona, LLC Jazz Is Now 2013 · Naht Jona, LLC The Process 2014 · M.O.D. Technologies Christmas With Jon Batiste 2016 · Naht Jona, LLC Hollywood Africans 2018 · Verve Anatomy of Angels: Live at the Village Vanguard 2019 · Live Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard 2019 · Live · Verve Meditations 2020 · [no label] Music From and Inspired by Soul 2020 · Walt Disney Records We Are 2021 · Verve World Music Radio 2023 · Interscope Records Beethoven Blues 2024 · Interscope Records Saturday Night: Original Score 2024 · Sony Music BIG MONEY 2025 · Interscope Records The New Orleans Collection 2025 Black Mozart 2026 · Decca Records Monk Meditations 2026 · Verve Monk Movements 2026 · Verve

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Albums where Jon Batiste is credited as a sideman

2010	Silver Pony — Cassandra Wilson	piano, Rhodes piano
2017	The Music of John Lewis — The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste	piano

Awards

2021 Academy Award for Best Original Score
2021 British Academy of Film and Television Arts
2022 Grammy Awards
2022 Time 100
Golden Globes

Films about Jon Batiste

2023American Symphony2023 film directed by Matthew Heineman

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Jon Batiste play?

Jon Batiste is known for playing piano, melodica and voice.

When and where was Jon Batiste born?

Jon Batiste was born 11 November 1986 in Metairie.

What are Jon Batiste's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include MY N.Y. (2011), Jazz Is Now (2013), The Process (2014), Christmas With Jon Batiste (2016) and Hollywood Africans (2018).

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