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Born: 11 November 1986 · Age: 39
Jon Batiste is 39 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 11 November 1986.
Louisiana-born musician and former Late Show bandleader who won an Oscar for Soul and the Grammy for Album of the Year
Did you know?He married the author Suleika Jaouad in 2022.
Jon Batiste comes from a New Orleans musical family. He trained at Juilliard and became famous as Stephen Colbert's bandleader. His Pixar score for Soul won an Oscar. We Are won Album of the Year among five Grammys that night. He moves between jazz, gospel, pop and classical. He has played the national anthem at the Super Bowl. His upbeat performances and New Orleans roots shape everything he plays.
Jonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, bandleader, television personality and actor.
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American musician, born 1986
Jon Batiste was born in Metairie on 11 November 1986.
He was born in Metairie, Louisiana.
He led the house band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
He won the Grammy for Album of the Year for We Are in 2022.
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