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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