Cast & creator
Jon Batiste
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: TK Hazelton, Jonathan Batiste, Jonathan Michael Batiste
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film credits
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television credits
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1953–2027 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (69)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Producer
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self
2008
Great Performances
Self
1971
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Jon Batiste
2026
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
The Oscars
Self
1953The Oscars
Self - Performer
1953
Soul
Original Music Composer
2020
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Executive Producer
2026
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1974
The Garfield Movie
Songs
2024
Treme
Jon Batiste
2010
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self - Roundtable Talent
2023
The Color Purple
Grady
2023
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest
2022
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
Saturday Night
Billy Preston
2024Saturday Night
Original Music Composer
2024
The Piano
Self - Judge
2023The Piano
Self - Guest Mentor
2023
Rock in Rio
Self - Performer
1985
Celebrity Substitute
Self
2024
The Thomas Crown Affair
Original Music Composer
2027
Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry
Self
2026
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Self
2022
Red Hook Summer
Da Organist Tk Hazelton
2012
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self
2026
American Symphony
Self
2023American Symphony
Executive Producer
2023American Symphony
Songs
2023American Symphony
Original Music Composer
2023
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Self
2024
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self (archive footage)
2025
America's Musical Journey
Self
2018
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
2018
A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
Self
2025
The Grammys
Self
1959
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Self
2022
She Ball
Original Music Composer
2020
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Self
2022
Jon Batiste @ Baloise Session 2025
Self : Singer, Vocals & Piano
2025
The First Wave
Original Music Composer
2021Soul, Improvised
2021
Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
2025Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
Producer
2025Big Money: A Spiritual Manifesto
Music
2025
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Self - Band Leader
2016Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Music Director
2016
Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Self : Guest
2023Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Author
2023Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Compositor
2023Jon Batiste @ Ground Control
Original Music Composer
2023
WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste
2021American Tap
Self
2018
American Amazon
Self
2026American Amazon
Executive Producer
2026