Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste is an American musician from New Orleans, Louisiana, raised in a storied brass band family. He fuses jazz, R&B, soul, funk, and blues in songs rooted in New Orleans rhythm. He led Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and won Album of the Year for "We Are" (2021), sharing an Oscar for Soul (2020). Live sets mix impromptu "love riot" street jams with high-energy communal band playing.