Speaking Soundly: The Late Show’s music director

Speaking Soundly: The Late Show’s music director

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

April 19, 2024

New on David Krauss’s weekly podcast is Louis Cato, one of the most televised musicians on earth.

Cato is band leader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

He acquired his skills growing up in a tight-knit church community where he wasn’t exposed to pop, rock, or jazz music. ‘I landed where the world made sense to me,’ he tells David.

Listen here.

Comments

  • Ugh says:

    Who cares? Just another overhyped, undertalented “pop musician”. Hope David Krauss is paying you well?

    • OSF says:

      He’s more of a jazz man, but seriously? Few can do what Louis Cato does. And I doubt he’s getting paid – just one good musician respecting another.

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