Another one bites the bust. "Dancing with the Stars" pro Lindsay Arnold Cusick is hanging up her dancing shoes and heading back to Utah - at least for the time being.
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announced the news on his chat show yesterday, also revealing to his audience that Louis Cato will be taking over as the new bandleader.Cato has subbed for Batiste in the past and is now the permanent boss of the new Louis Cato and the Late Show Band. “Jon has decided to leave the show,” the comedian said on the show Thursday. “But it’s for all the best reasons, including to continue sharing his art with the world.”He continued: “We have been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years.”“But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as a guest with your next hit record.
I love you,” Colbert gushed.Congratulations to our new band leader @realLouisCato and The Late Show Band!! pic.twitter.com/seLY92jeee“Louis has done a great job this summer, and he is very humble, so he won’t say this,” Colbert went on. “But I will.
He’s a musical genius. He can play basically every instrument over there.
Give him an afternoon, he’ll learn how to play Mozart on a shoehorn.”“It has been one of the great honors of my life to work on this show, alongside some of the most talented musicians and creatives I know,” Cato noted. “Watching and learning from both Jon and Stephen for these past seven years, I’m genuinely excited to continue the tradition of excellence they’ve established.”Batiste has had a successful few years, winning an Oscar in 2020 for Best Original Score for the film “Soul.” He shared the golden honor with collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.The Louisiana native also scored five Grammys at this year’s ceremony, including Album of the Year and Best Music Video.Batiste will even make his acting debut in the upcoming musical remake of “The Color Purple.” He
.Another one bites the bust. "Dancing with the Stars" pro Lindsay Arnold Cusick is hanging up her dancing shoes and heading back to Utah - at least for the time being.
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Jon Batiste has bid farewell to -- as bandleader, that is. The GRAMMY winner has stepped down from his musical role on the late-night show, host Stephen Colbert confirmed on Thursday's show. «Jon has decided to leave the show,» Colbert said. «It’s for all the best reasons, including to continue sharing his art with the world.»While it was the host's intention to give him an in-person send-off, Colbert noted Batiste is not in town. «We have been so lucky to have a front-row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years,» Colbert said. «Will we miss him here? Yeahhhh,» he added, imitating the musician. Colbert sweetly added, «We’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record.
Jon Batiste is saying goodbye to “The Late Show”.
After 7 seasons, huge changes have come to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”On Thursday’s episode of the show, Colbert announced that Grammy winning songwriter and musician Jon Batiste is exiting the show and will be replaced as Band Leader by longtime “The Late Show” band member Louis Cato. “We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAcademy and Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste is leaving “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” after seven seasons, Colbert announced Thursday night on the show. He’s exiting to “pursue personal and professional interests.” Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis — and the Colbert’s band, which previously had been called “Stay Human” under Batiste’s direction, will be renamed “The Late Show Band.”Cato will take over permanently when the show returns for its eighth season on Tuesday, Sept.
Stephen Colbert has announced that Jon Batiste has departed his gig as the bandleader on The Late Show after seven seasons.
Stephen Colbert announced on tonight’s The Late Show that Academy and Grammy winner Jon Batiste is departing after seven seasons to pursue personal and professional interests.