1986-11-11 ( 38 years old ) in Kenner, Louisiana, USA
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.
Movies
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024-11-08
Saturday Night
2024-09-27
The Color Purple
2023-12-25
American Symphony
2023-11-24
Candy Necklace
2023-05-10
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
2022-10-21
Ukraine: Answering the Call
2022-07-03
Soul, Improvised
2021-03-23
American Tap
2018-07-24
America's Musical Journey
2018-05-17
Red Hook Summer
2012-08-10
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