Musician Jon Batiste is on tap to perform at President Biden's first White House state dinner on Thursday, which will highlight long-standing ties between the U.S. and France, and honor French President Emmanuel Macron.
earlier this month. And first lady Jill Biden was set on Monday to unveil the White House decorations that will be viewed by thousands of holiday visitors over the next month.
Jon Batiste performs during the Grammy Museum's A New York Evening with Jon Batiste at Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center on June 17, 2022 in New York City.Batiste will be adding White House entertainer to an already long list of roles, including recording artist, bandleader, musical director, film composer, museum creative director and scion of New Orleans musical royalty.
He won five Grammy Awards this year, including for album of the year for"We Are." During the awards show in April, Batiste ended his dance-filled performance of"Freedom" by jumping up on Billie Eilish's table. Batiste, 36, most recently was bandleader and musical director of"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," leaving the broadcast after a seven-year run.
Batiste composed music, consulted on and arranged songs for Pixar's animated film"Soul." He won a Golden Globe for the music alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails. The trio also earned the Academy Award for best original score. For their work on"Soul," Batiste, Reznor and Ross won the Grammy for best score soundtrack for visual media.
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