Louis Cato poses for a portrait on Friday, June 16, 2023, in New York. Cato's second album, Reflections, is out Aug. 11. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP) 2023 Invision.

Before Louis Cato took over for his friend Jon Batiste as bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in 2022, he put out records that swerved from funk to jazz to blues and soul, with ...

Louis Cato poses for a portrait on Friday, June 16, 2023, in New York. Cato's second album, “Reflections,” is out Aug. 11. Credit: AP/Matt Licari. By The Associated PressAugust 8, 2023.