Jonathan Michael Batiste (born in Kenner, Louisiana, USA on November 11, 1986) is a Singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire. He is the bandleader of Stay Human; a house band of the talk program “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

This New Orleans native grew up alongside Trombone Shorty and started his career at a young age touring with luminaries like Wynton Marsalis, Louis Hayes, and Roy Hargrove.

When he’s not directing music for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jon tours with Stay Human around the world.