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Jon Batiste
AKA: TK Hazelton · Jonathan Batiste · Jonathan Michael Batiste
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Born: 1986
Kenner, Louisiana, USA
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Biography
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.
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.
Known For
Celebrity Substitute
Self
2024 · US
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self - Roundtable Talent
2023 · US
The Piano
Self - Judge
2023 · GB
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022 · US
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022 · US
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020 · US
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019 · US
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Substitute | 2024 | Self |
| Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter | 2023 | Self - Roundtable Talent |
| The Piano | 2023 | Self - Judge |
| Sherri | 2022 | Self - Guest |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | 2022 | Self |
| Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | 2020 | Self |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | 2019 | Self |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2015 | Self - Musical Guest |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2015 | Producer |
| Finding Your Roots | 2012 | Self |
| Treme | 2010 | Jon Batiste |
| C à vous | 2009 | Self - Guest |
| NPR Tiny Desk Concerts | 2008 | Self |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | Self |
| The View | 1997 | Self - Guest |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | 1988 | Self |
| Austin City Limits | 1975 | Self |
| American Music Awards | 1974 | Self - Presenter |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self - Performer |