Festooned with his name amid black and lime-green patterns painted by a friend, the thirty- two-key Hohner model is emblematic of Batiste’s near-constant sidearm when he was studying piano at Juilliard by day and—on street corners and in subways and …

Jon Batiste musician and band leader for the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert performs for the Gala audience.

Aug 19, 2013 · New Orleans-born pianist Jon Batiste is about to drop his breakout album, Social Music, with his band Stay Human. Besides being a post-modern piano professor, Jon sings and plays melodica. Maybe...

Sep 9, 2015 · Colbert's band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, bring out a wondrous little instrument. Stephen Colbert came capering out onto the CBS stage for his first night hosting The Late Show with, saying...

In this interview clip from the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival, keyboardist Jon Batiste talks about his love of the melodica.

Bringing a melodica to this interview might have been one of the best decisions we've made in 2023! Hear more from Nigel's chat with Jon Batiste about his new documentary 'American Symphony' tomorrow morning from 10am.

Sep 9, 2015 · Jon Batiste is the new bandleader of Colbert's show. Fronting his group Stay Human, Batiste plays piano and melodica. Sometimes called a "key flute," the melodica has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument.

Dec 13, 2016 · Jon Batiste carries his melodica with him pretty much all the time. "I always have it," he says. "It's kind of like my murse — a man purse." Jon Batiste has two big gigs –- he's the band...

Jun 19, 2024 · While he is perhaps best known for his piano prowess, Batiste is also a talented vocalist, and plays the melodica and the guitar. As a classically-trained pianist, much of the inspiration in his own playing style comes from classical greats.

Jul 18, 2023 · I play the melodica, I sing, the planes are dry. There’s just something about having dry lips while traveling — that’s just a no-go for me. It’s a pet peeve of mine for myself.