In an era of debased and divisive politics, Jon Batiste is putting the pop back into populism. The New Orleans pianist, vocalist and melodica maestro met the San Francisco Symphony on its home turf at ...

Jon Batiste is standing by his former colleague Stephen Colbert. “What happened to my friend Stephen is a symptom of big money,” the composer, 38, said. Batiste added: "We’re in a time where the right ...

Sometimes great music starts with a simple question. For Jon Batiste, it was reaching out to someone he admired and seeing ...

There was, simply put, no way Jon Batiste was not going to be a musician. Born in Louisiana to one of New Orleans’ most prolific music families -- father Michael Batiste played bass for Jackie Wilson ...

Jon Batiste is standing by his former colleague Stephen Colbert. In an interview with Rolling Stone AU/NZ on Monday, Aug. 11, Batiste, who was the bandleader and musical director of The Late Show from ...