The Late Show Band

American jazz band

The Late Show Band

The Late Show Band performing in 2014 as Stay Human

Background information
Also known as| Stay Human
Origin| New York City
Genres|

* Jazz
* soul
* R&B

Years active|

2004–present

Members|

* Louis Cato
* Joe Saylor
* Nêgah Santos
* Louis Fouché
* Endea Owens
* Jon Lampley
* Corey Bernhard

Past members|

* Jon Batiste
* Eddie Barbash
* Grace Kelly
* Phil Kuehn
* Maddie Rice
* Ibanda Ruhumbika

The Late Show Band is a band originally founded and led by American musician Jon Batiste as Stay Human. They became the house band for Stephen Colbert's late-night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on September 8, 2015. When Batiste departed the show on August 12, 2022, Louis Cato became the new bandleader and Stay Human was renamed The Late Show Band, a change that took effect on September 6, 2022.[1]

## History[edit]

Former logo

Jon Batiste met fellow musicians Joe Saylor and Phil Kuehn in 2004 while attending The Juilliard School. Batiste began performing in New York City in 2005 with Saylor and Kuehn as a trio with Kuehn on bass and Saylor on drums. They were joined by two more musicians: Eddie Barbash on alto saxophone and Ibanda Ruhumbika on tuba. They then became known as Stay Human. In 2013, they released their first full-length album, Social Music, through Razor & Tie along with the single "Express Yourself," co-written and produced with Austin Bis.[2][3]

On June 4, 2015, Stephen Colbert announced on his YouTube channel that Stay Human and its bandleader would be the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Batiste and Stay Human's "stirring" 2014[4] performance of "Express Yourself" on Colbert's previous TV show, The Colbert Report, was the basis for Colbert's decision to name Batiste as bandleader on The Late Show.[5][6] At this time Batiste also invited multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato to join the band.[7]

In February 2016, the band released an album entitled The Late Show EP.[8]

On April 22, 2017, Batiste and Stay Human played for the March for Science rally at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. In the mission statement for the March for Science it states, "The March for Science champions robustly funded and publicly communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity."

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021, the band was introduced as "Jon Batiste and Stay Home-in", as they recorded their musical segments from home.

On August 12, 2022, Stephen Colbert announced that Jon Batiste was leaving The Late Show to focus on his solo career. The band was renamed The Late Show Band, with Cato promoted to band leader.[1] The change took effect on September 6.[1]

## Members[edit]

* Louis Cato (electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, drums, percussion, trombone, tuba, vocals)[7]
* Joe Saylor (drums, vocals)
* Nêgah Santos (percussion, vocals)[9]
* Louis Fouché (saxophone, vocals)[10]
* Endea Owens (bass, vocals)
* Jon Lampley (trumpet, tuba, vocals)[11][12]
* Corey Bernhard (keyboards)[13]

### Former members[edit]

* Jon Batiste (piano, melodica, vocals) 2015—2022
* Eddie Barbash (alto saxophone) 2015—2016
* Grace Kelly (saxophonist) 2015—2016
* Phil Kuehn (bass) guest
* Maddie Rice (electric and acoustic guitar),[14] 2015—2020, now with the Saturday Night Live Band.
* Ibanda Ruhumbika (tuba, trombone)
* Michael Thurber (bass) 2015—2016

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Schneider, Michael. "Jon Batiste Exits 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' Louis Cato Named New Bandleader". Variety. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
2. ^ "Jon Batiste and Stay Human Create Social Music on October 15th". Razor & Tie Direct L.L.C. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Social Music — Jon Batiste & Stay Human — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
4. ^ "Jon Batiste and Stay Human – "Express Yourself" (link removed)". Comedy Central. July 30, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
5. ^ Locker, Melissa (June 6, 2015). "Meet Stephen Colbert's New Late Show Bandleader, Jon Batiste". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
6. ^ Kreps, Daniel (August 26, 2015). "Jon Batiste: How 'Colbert' Visit Became 'Late Show' Job Interview". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
7. ^ a b Small, Mark. "On TV and on the Move: Louis Cato '04". berklee.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
8. ^ ""The Late Show EP," By Jon Batiste And Stay Human, Is Now Available - CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
9. ^ Grant, Damon (July 12, 2018). "Nêgah Santos- Percussionist for Jon Batiste & Stay Human". discussionsinpercussion.com/. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
10. ^ London, Jay. "Late Show saxophonist studied physics, chemical engineering". technologyreview.com. MIT Technology Review. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
11. ^ Hambach, Eva. "Photographers crowd the pit as horn players of Jon Batiste's..." gettyimages.com. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
12. ^ Galli, Steve. "Jon Batiste And Stay Human Rock The New Orleans Jazz Festival". cbs.com. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
13. ^ Bernhard, Corey (February 22, 2023). ""Corey Bernhard (@misterweebles) - Instagram photo"". instagram.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
14. ^ Miller, Chris (September 9, 2015). "Utah guitarist lands spot on Colbert's 'Late Show'". kutv.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Episodes|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Music|

* Jon Batiste and Stay Human (2015–2022)
* Louis Cato and The Late Show Band (2022–present)

See also|

* Late Show sketches
* Our Cartoon President
* Tooning Out the News
* Whose Boat Is This Boat?
* Ed Sullivan Theater

Related|

* Late Show with David Letterman
* The Late Late Show

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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