Q 01/05

Jon Batiste was born in Metairie and raised in Kenner, both in which state?

A) Louisiana

B) Mississippi

C) Georgia

D) Texas

Answer · why

A) Louisiana

He comes from a New Orleans musical dynasty that includes Lionel Batiste of the Treme Brass Band.

Q 02/05

Batiste led the house band for which talk-show host from 2015 to 2022?

A) Jimmy Fallon

B) Seth Meyers

C) Stephen Colbert

D) Jimmy Kimmel

Answer · why

C) Stephen Colbert

Colbert hired him after a 'stirring' performance of 'Express Yourself' on The Colbert Report in 2014.

Q 03/05

The name of Batiste's band Stay Human refers to the power of live music to counter what?

A) Auto-Tuned pop

B) A 'plug in, tune out' society

C) Music streaming royalties

D) Political division

Answer · why

B) A 'plug in, tune out' society

He formed the group in 2005 with classmates Phil Kuehn on bass and Joe Saylor on drums.

Q 04/05

Batiste won an Academy Award for co-composing the score of which 2020 Pixar film?

A) Onward

B) Luca

C) Coco

D) Soul

Answer · why

D) Soul

He shared the Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy and BAFTA with two co-composers better known for their rock band.

Q 05/05

Which Batiste album won Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammys?

A) World Music Radio

B) Hollywood Africans

C) Big Money

D) We Are

Answer · why

D) We Are

He was the second Black artist to win the award since Herbie Hancock in 2008.