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.^[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]

Jon Batiste
Batiste in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Michael Batiste
Born	(1986-11-11) November 11, 1986 (age 39) 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
Spouse	Suleika Jaouad ​ (m. 2022)​

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