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.
Filmography
all 27
self 20
Movies 17
TV Shows 10
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023)
The Color Purple (2023)
American Symphony (2023)
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes (2022)
Sherri (2022)
Ukraine: Answering the Call (2022)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom β A Juneteenth Celebration (2022)
The First Wave (2021)
Oscar Peterson: Black + White (2021)
Soul, Improvised (2021)
Soul (2020)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration (2020)
Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 (2020)
She Ball (2020)
American Tap (2018)
America's Musical Journey (2018)
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute (2018)
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale (2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Red Hook Summer (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
The View (1997)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Austin City Limits (1975)
The Grammy Awards (1959)
The Oscars (1953)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1986-11-11 (37 years old)
Birth PlaceKenner, United States of America
SpouseSuleika Jaouad
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsTK Hazelton, Jonathan Batiste, Jonathan Michael Batiste
AwardsGolden Globe Award, Time 100, Academy Award for Best Original Score, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Grammy Award, Grammy Awards
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