Album Recorded at Avatar Studios and The Ed Sullivan Theater

Jon Batiste Is the Featured Musical Guest Tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 9) on “The Late Show” and Will Celebrate the Anniversary of The Beatles’ First Appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” with a Performance of “Blackbird”

            THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT’s house band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, has released The Late Show EP, featuring six original songs. The album, which was recorded in January at Avatar Studios and The Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, is now available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon Music and Google Play, and is available for streaming on Apple Music, iHeart Radio, Rhapsody, Spotify, Tidal and YouTube Music Key.  

Jon Batiste is the featured musical guest on tonight’s episode (Tuesday, Feb. 9) of THE LATE SHOW (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Batiste will celebrate the 52nd anniversary of The Beatles’ first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964 with a solo performance of the legendary rock band’s song “Blackbird.” Olivia Wilde and Christiane Amanpour are also guests on tonight’s show.

            “I’m so happy that the home audience will finally get to enjoy what I love hearing every night,” said Stephen Colbert, host and executive producer of THE LATE SHOW.

              “This EP is the perfect soundtrack for your daily workout or weekly get down,” said Jon Batiste, THE LATE SHOW’s bandleader, about the album. “It’s what you miss out on when you see the show on TV. It captures the music and joy that the audience experiences when they come to THE LATE SHOW live at the theater. Social music on TV is such a great vibe.”

           The full track listing for The Late Show EP is as follows:

1.  Everyone (Intro)
2.  Humanism
3.  I Went to Juilliard
4.  Back After The Break (Live)
5.  Sounds Like Jazz feat. Stephen Colbert (Outro)
6.  The Art Of The Bumper (Live Bonus Track)

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, a production of The Late Show Inc., airs weeknights (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Meredith Bennett and Jon Stewart are the executive producers.  

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