Jon Batiste might be new to some, but the award-winning artist has long been in the music industry for his outstanding work as a singer, songwriter, and musician.
Jon Batiste Net Worth 2022
As reported by Celebrity Cheat Sheet, Jon Batiste's Net Worth for 2022 is $4 million, primarily attributed to his extensive and illustrious career in music.
Jon Batiste Music Career
Born and raised in Louisiana, Jonathan Michael Batiste, more commonly known as Jon Batiste, was raised in a New Orleans musical dynasty, most of which have belonged to prominent Brass bands from the city.
Producing his debut album at 17 years old, Batiste attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and eventually studied at Julliard School, earning a degree in Music and a master of Music in Jazz Studies.
Batiste made his career debut in Amsterdam at the age of 20. His self-produced show at the Concertgebouw also marked his start to use jazz combos, choir, and orchestral synonyms in his upcoming career.
He made his GRAMMY debut at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards to perform a tribute to the late Chuck Berry and Fats Domino.
Jon also led the Julliard-formed band "Stay Human" with his peers, bassist Phil Kuehn and drummer Joe Saylor. In 2015, the band became the in-house musicians for The Late Night with Stephen Colbert.
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Jon Batiste's Massive Grammy Win
Batiste wrote the soundtrack of the 2020 Disney film "Soul." The soundtrack for the film ultimately earned an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award, all for Best Original Score.
Aside from "Soul," Batiste's eighth studio album, "We Are," might have been the most successful one he has to date.
Commercially, it only reached No. 86 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Top Hip-Hop/R&B Album at No. 47.
But despite this, Batiste is the most-nominated artist at the 2022 GRAMMYs with a staggering eleven nominations. He earned nods for Album of the Year, Best R&B Album, Record of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Traditional R&B Performance, Best Improvised Jazz Solo, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Best American Roosts Song, Best American Roots Performance, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
Entering as the most-nominated artist in the room, Batiste left Las Vegas as the most-awarded singer of the evening as he took home five GRAMMYs, including Album of the Year.
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