Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste
	Batiste in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Michael Batiste
Born	November 11, 1986 (age 37); Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Jazz; R&B;
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, multi-instrumentalist, educator, comedian
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboards, melodica
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Naht Jona; Razor & Tie; Concord; Verve; M.O.D. Technologies; Blue Engine; Tiger Turn; Walt Disney;
Associated acts	Stay Human; Cory Wong;
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Spouse(s)	Suleika Jaouad (m. 2022)

Jonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986) is an American singer, musician, educator, and bandleader. Batiste is known for being the music director and bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.^[1] He has won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Grammy Award for co-composing the score of Disney Pixar Soul (2020).^[2] In 2022, he won five Grammy Awards for his album We Are.^[3]

Batiste is married to journalist and author Suleika Jaouad since 2022.^[4]

Jon Batiste Media

Batiste at Carnegie Hall
Batiste plays at the 2014 Monterey Jazz Festival
Jon Batiste and Stay Human perform at the 2015 Newport Jazz Festival
Batiste performs at Juneteenth.
Batiste performs at Black Lives Matter rally at Barclays Center in 2020
Batiste reaching inside grand piano for special sonic effect during a lengthy improvised classical-jazz-avant garde opening piece in "Streams" performance in Red Bank, New Jersey.