By Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair | Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste has left his role as bandleader for Late Night with Stephen Colbert. The late night host made the announcement on Thursday night’s show. Stepping into his very big shoes will be Louis Cato, who has been filling in for Batiste over the summer. Stephen Colbert said the rest of Batiste’s Stay Human group will remain intact, then introduced his studio audience to what will now be called Louis Cato and the Late Show Band.
Earlier this year, Batiste’s album We Are took home the Album of the Year Grammy, one of its 11 nominations. He’s won five overall, and also has an Oscar, which he shares with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Best Original Score for the movie Soul.
Colbert broke the news of Batiste’s departure gently, explaining that he was leaving “for all the best reasons, including to continue sharing his art with the world.” Alas, the announcement did not include an in-person sendoff (Joe Walsh, the Eagles guitarist that has been sitting in with the group, was ready to pop out of a cake, apparently), but Colbert said he’s been “so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for seven years.”
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Jon Batiste Exits Bandleader Position at Late Show with Stephen Colbert
