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Nicholas Payton

Nicholas Payton

Born:
zz, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Genre: Jazz
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Instrument: Trumpet

Biography

One of the brightest new trumpet stars to emerge in the 1990s, Nicholas Payton combines references to his New Orleans heritage with the Young Lions' brand of hard bop and a warm sound. His father Walter Payton, a top bassist, and his mother (a classical pianist) encouraged his interest in music and he received his first trumpet when he was four. Payton developed quickly and at age nine he had opportunities to sit in with the Young Tuxedo Brass Band. One day when Payton was 12, Wynton Marsalis called to speak to his father; Nicholas spontaneously played his trumpet over the phone, impressing Marsalis who in the future would recommend him to other bandleaders. Payton worked steadily in New Orleans while in high school; he graduated from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and studied with Ellis Marsalis. In 1992 he toured with Marcus Roberts, in 1994 he toured Europe with Jazz Futures II, and in addition Payton toured with Elvin Jones and worked with the Jazz at Lincoln Center program. He has recorded with Jones, as a leader on Verve, and with the New Orleans Collective on Evidence. Payton's Place, which featured cameos by Wynton Marsalis and Roy Hargrove, appeared on Verve in 1998; Nick@Night followed two years later. A commission to explore the works of Louis Armstrong resulted in the 2001 recording, Dear Louis. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Gumbo Nouveau, Mysterious Shorter, Dear Louis

Similar Artists:

Thomas Heflin, Ingrid Jensen

Influences:

Wynton Marsalis, Louis Armstrong

A Member of the Group:

SF Jazz Collective

Performed Songs By:

Adonis Rose, Herbie Hancock

Worked With:

Christian McBride, Cyrus Chestnut, Jim Anderson, Carl Allen, Tim Warfield, Mark Whitfield, Elvin Jones, Jesse Davis
 
 
Wikipedia: Nicholas Payton

Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is a Neo-bop jazz trumpet player from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nicholas Payton playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 5 May 2007
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Nicholas Payton playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 5 May 2007

The son of bassist and sousaphonist Walter Payton, he took up the trumpet at the age of four and by the time he was nine he was playing in the Young Tuxedo Brass Band alongside his father. Encouraged by Wynton Marsalis, who was himself involved in New Orleans' jazz and brass band music in his youth, Payton played semi-professionally throughout his grade school years and at the age of 12 played with the All Star Jazz Band at festivals throughout the United States and Europe. Upon leaving school he enrolled first at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and then at the University of New Orleans, where he studied with Ellis Marsalis.

After touring with Marcus Roberts and Elvin Jones in the early 90s Payton signed a recording contract with Verve; his first album, From This Moment, appeared in 1994. In 1996 he performed on the soundtrack of the movie Kansas City, and in 1997 received a Grammy Award (Best Instrumental Solo) for his playing on the album Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton. After seven albums on Verve Payton signed with Warner Bros. Records, releasing Sonic Trance, his first album on the new label, in 2003. Besides his recordings under his own name, Payton has also played and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Dr. Michael White, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove, Doc Cheatham and Joe Henderson.

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