Jon Batiste

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. He has won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Grammy Award for co-composing the score of Disney Pixar Soul (2020). In 2022, he won five Grammy Awards for his album We Are.

Batiste is married to journalist and author Suleika Jaouad since 2022.

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Other websites

"Jon Batiste: Staying Human", interview by Bob Kenselaar, All About Jazz, January 2013, re-published June 7, 2015

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