Jon Batiste

Pianist, bandleader, composer, and educator Jonathan Batiste is an adventurous, eclectic, jazz-based musician. Since 2015, he has been the bandleader and musical director for CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. A native of Kenner, Louisiana, Batiste grew up in a musical family and first performed with his relatives in the Batiste Brothers Band. Educated at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Batiste graduated (along with classmate Trombone Shorty) in 2004. A year later he released his debut album, 2005's Times in New Orleans, featuring drummer Jason Marsalis, saxop...