Jon Batiste facts
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The 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert's' band leader Jon Batiste is a Julliard graduate who is famous for performing impromptu jazz parades called “Love Riots” where he leads his band "Stay Human" through random places performing free flowing, mish-mashes of classic jazz songs.
Spike Jonze, Stephen Colbert, Jon Batiste and Grover from Sesame Street teamed up to make a 2 minute silent short film to start an episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Jon Batiste and Stay Human (Late Show with Stephen Colbert band) all attended Juilliard together.
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Long before Stephen Colbert chose Jon Batiste as bandleader on his Late Show, there was a French politician in the 1600's named Jean-Baptiste Colbert... incidentally making "Jon Batiste on Colbert" a history meta-pun.
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The wikipedia page for "Colbert" lists Stephen Colbert and Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683) as the two most notable holders of that name. Stephen Colbert's band leader on the Late Show is named "Jon Batiste."
