Jon Batiste Bio

Who is Jon Batiste?

Jon Batiste is an American musician, bandleader, and TV personality.

Besides that, he is well-known as a gospel singer and founder of the band Stay Human whose best known for its album Social Music. Whereas, he was named Artistic Director at Large of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

Jon Batiste: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

Jon was born Jonathan Batiste in Kenner, Louisiana, the United States on November 11, 1986. His nickname is Jon.

His father’s name is Michael Batiste and his mother’s name is unknown.

Also, there is no information about his siblings. He belongs to American nationality and African-English ethnicity. His birth sign is Scorpio.

Talking about his childhood, he was born to a musical family which had the talents like Lionel Batiste and Harold Battiste. They had a band named, Batiste Brothers Band.

So, he was interested in music from childhood and when he was eight years old, he played percussion and drums for his family band. However, his mother wanted him to learn the piano and when he became 11, he played that as well.

Education

Talking about his education, firstly, he attended New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Then, he attended Juilliard School. After that, he attended St. Augustine High School-New Orleans.

Jon Batiste: Early Professional Career

Talking about his profession, he with his unique and iconic voice released his first CD titled Times in New Orleans featuring musicians like Jason Marsalis, Donald Harrison Jr., and Christian Scott.

Likewise, he released his second CD entitled Live In New York: At the Rubin Museum Of Art. Besides that, he also composed music for the performance where six young musicians from the Netherlands were present.

Moreover, he was also invited back to Carnegie Hall to perform his concerts. During 2008, he played on National TV in NBA All-Star Game halftime show where he was the youngest artist to perform along with Allen Toussaint, Harry Connick Jr.

Likewise, he also performed over 40 countries along with releasing his 2 CDs and 2 EPs of his own by 2009.

In fact, he has performed and recorded with many talented artists like The Soul Rebels, Jimmy Buffett, Questo, and many others.

The trio, Batiste, Phil Kuehn (Bassist ), and Joe Saylor (Drummer) met in 2004, and during 2005, they began performing around New York City. Therefore, he named his music group “Stay Human, ” and in this recent years, they have done many tours.

Jon Batiste: Salary and Net Worth

There is no information regarding his salary. His net worth is around $ 1 million.

Jon Batiste: Rumors and Controversy

There is no information regarding his personal and professional life. He is far from rumors and controversy.

Jon Batiste: Height, Weight, Hair Color

Jon’s hair color is dark brown and his eye color is dark brown. His height, weight, shoe sizes, etc are unknown.

Jon Batiste Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

On talking about his social media, he is active over social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He has 175K followers on Facebook. Similarly, he has more than 86.6 K followers on Twitter. Likewise, he has 213K followers on Instagram.

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Reference (Wikipedia.com)