Stay Human bandleader Jon Batiste left the Late Show with Stephen Colbert to pursue professional and personal interests.
Jon Batiste left The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2017. Colbert announced on the August 11, 2022, show that Batiste has left the show after performing on the show for seven years. According to the Los Angeles Times, Stephen Colbert said,
"Sharp-eyed viewers may have noticed that Jon hasn't been here this summer, well, I have an update. Jon has decided to leave the show but it's for all the best reasons including to continue sharing his art with the world."
He continued,
"We've been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon's incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? 'Yeaaa!' But we're happy for you, Jon, and I can't wait to have you back on as a guest with your next hit record. I love you."
Who is Jon Batiste?
Jonathan Michael Batiste who goes by his professional alias Jon Batiste is an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, bandleader, and television personality. He rose to fame for being the nightly bandleader and musical director on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2022. The musician has won five Grammys in his career, as of 2024. In 2020 he co-composed the score for the Pixar animated film Soul, and was lauded for the same.
Batiste and his fellow composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Rossent went on to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a BAFTA Film Award for their score for the animated film Soul.
Who replaced Jon Batiste on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert?
After announcing the departure of Jon Batiste from the “Late Show”, host Stephen Colbert immediately introduced the songwriter Louis Cato to be the next bandleader and musical director for the show. Cato was the one who had filled in for Jon Batiste as the interim bandleader during Batiste’s absence from the show. Stephen Colbert announced the news of Louis Cato bagging the new role. As per CNN, Colbert said,
"Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won't say this. But I will. He's a musical genius. He can play basically every instrument on that stand over there. Give him an afternoon, he'll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn."
What is The Late Show with Stephen Colbert?
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news and political satire talk show that premiered on September 8, 2015. As of 2024, the show's host is Stephen Colbert. In the show, Colbert discusses politics and sketch comedy is also used during the show. Like other talk shows, Colbert also hosts celebrity guests and musical performances. Colbert took over the host duties after the show’s previous host and creator of the show David Letterman decided to retire. The show hosted by Colbert is one of the famous late-night shows that airs on CBS and is a strong competitor to Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon which also runs on CBS.
Before succeeding David Letterman, Stephen Colbert was previously known for hosting Comedy Central's news satire The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014.
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