NOCCA grad Jon Batiste is Stephen Colbert's bandleader
 

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Jon Batiste will lead The Late Show band this fall when host Stephen Colbert will succeed David Letterman, who retired from the the late-night throne this spring along with his longtime music partner Paul Shaffer. The 28-year-old jazz musician from Kenner is a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and the Julliard School.? [ Read more ]

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