Jon Batiste is a five-time Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist known for his genre-blending brilliance. His latest album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1), reimagines Beethoven through the lens of blues and jazz, continuing his mission of musical inclusivity. It follows World Music Radio, his Grammy-nominated album featuring Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne, and more.

Batiste scored the 2024 film Saturday Night with live, on-set performances and was the subject of the Netflix documentary American Symphony, earning an Oscar nod for the song “It Never Went Away.” He made history with his 2021 album We Are, earning 11 Grammy nominations and winning Album of the Year. Batiste also co-composed the Oscar-winning score for Pixar’s Soul, and was bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015–2022.