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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== As leader/co-leader ===
=== As leader/co-leader ===
* ''From This Moment'' ([[Verve Records|Verve]], 1995) – recorded in <!--september -->1994
* ''From This Moment'' ([[Verve Records|Verve]], 1995)
* ''Gumbo Nouveau'' (Verve, 1996)
* ''Gumbo Nouveau'' (Verve, 1996)
* ''Fingerpainting: The Music of [[Herbie Hancock]]'' with [[Christian McBride]], [[Mark Whitfield]] (Verve, 1997)
* ''Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock'' with [[Christian McBride]], [[Mark Whitfield]] (Verve, 1997)
* ''Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton'' with [[Doc Cheatham]] (Verve, 1997) – [[40th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy]] winning track included<ref name="grammy" />
* ''Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton'' with [[Doc Cheatham]] (Verve, 1997)
* ''[[Payton's Place]]'' (Verve, 1998)
* ''[[Payton's Place]]'' (Verve, 1998)
* ''Nick@Night'' (Verve, 1999)
* ''Nick@Night'' (Verve, 1999)
* ''Dear Louis'' (Verve, 2001) – recorded in 2000
* ''Dear Louis'' (Verve, 2001)
* ''Sonic Trance'' ([[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], 2003)
* ''Sonic Trance'' ([[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], 2003)
* ''[[Live in New York 1.24.04]]'' (Kufala, 2004) with Sonic Trance
* ''[[Live in New York 1.24.04]]'' (Kufala, 2004) with Sonic Trance
* ''Mysterious Shorter'' with Bob Belden, [[Sam Yahel]], John Hart, [[Billy Drummond]] ([[Chesky Records|Chesky]], 2006)
* ''Mysterious Shorter'' with Bob Belden, [[Sam Yahel]], John Hart, [[Billy Drummond]] ([[Chesky Records|Chesky]], 2006)
* ''Into the Blue'' ([[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 2008) – recorded in 2007
* ''Into the Blue'' ([[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 2008)
* ''Bitches'' (In+Out, 2011)<ref name="allmusic" />
* ''Bitches'' (In+Out, 2011)<ref name="allmusic" />
* ''Live at 2012 [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]]'' (Munck Mix, 2012)
* ''Live at 2012 [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]]'' (Munck Mix, 2012)
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* ''Sketches of Spain'' with [[Sinfonieorchester Basel]] (BMF, <!--September -->2013)
* ''Sketches of Spain'' with [[Sinfonieorchester Basel]] (BMF, <!--September -->2013)
* ''Numbers'' (Paytone, <!--July -->2014)
* ''Numbers'' (Paytone, <!--July -->2014)
* ''Letters'' (Paytone, <!--August -->2015) [2CD]
* ''Letters'' (Paytone, <!--August -->2015)
* ''The Egyptian Second Line'' (Paytone, 2016)
* ''The Egyptian Second Line'' (Paytone, 2016)
* ''Afro-Caribbean Mixtape'' (Paytone, 2017) [2CD] – recorded in 2016
* ''Afro-Caribbean Mixtape'' (Paytone, 2017)
* ''Relaxin' with Nick'' (Smoke Sessions, 2019) [2CD] – recorded live at "[[Smoke (jazz club)|Smoke]]"
* ''Relaxin' with Nick'' (Smoke Sessions, 2019)
* ''Quarantined with Nick'' (Paytone, 2020)
* ''Quarantined with Nick'' (Paytone, 2020)
* ''Maestro Rhythm King'' (Paytone, 2020) [limited edition album]
* ''Maestro Rhythm King'' (Paytone, 2020)
* ''Smoke Sessions'' (Smoke Sessions, 2021)
* ''Smoke Sessions'' (Smoke Sessions, 2021)
* ''The Couch Sessions'' (Smoke Sessions, 2022)
* ''The Couch Sessions'' (Smoke Sessions, 2022)
* ''New Standards, Vol. 1'' with [[Terri Lyne Carrington]], Kris Davis, [[Linda May Han Oh]], Matthew Stevens (Candid, 2022)
* ''New Standards, Vol. 1'' with [[Terri Lyne Carrington]], Kris Davis, [[Linda May Han Oh]], Matthew Stevens (Candid, 2022)
* ''Drip'' (Paytone, 2023) [limited edition album]
* ''Drip'' (Paytone, 2023)


=== As group ===
=== As group ===
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'''[[SFJAZZ Collective]]''' (2004-06)
'''[[SFJAZZ Collective]]''' (2004-06)
* ''SFJazz Collective'' ([[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 2005) – recorded in 2004
* ''SFJazz Collective'' ([[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 2005)
* ''SFJazz Collective 2'' (Nonesuch, 2006) – recorded in 2005
* ''SFJazz Collective 2'' (Nonesuch, 2006)

'''[[The Blue Note 7]]''' (2008-09)
'''[[The Blue Note 7]]''' (2008-09)
* ''[[Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records]]'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 2009) – recorded in 2008
* ''[[Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records]]'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 2009)


=== As sideman/guest ===
=== As sideman/guest ===
'''With [[Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist)|Eric Alexander]]'''
'''With [[Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist)|Eric Alexander]]'''
*''[[Summit Meeting (Eric Alexander album)|Summit Meeting]]'' (Milestone, 2002) – recorded in 2001
*''[[Summit Meeting (Eric Alexander album)|Summit Meeting]]'' (Milestone, 2002)


'''With [[Joanne Brackeen]]'''
'''With [[Joanne Brackeen]]'''
* ''[[Pink Elephant Magic]]'' (Arkadia Jazz, 1999) – recorded in 1998
* ''[[Pink Elephant Magic]]'' (Arkadia Jazz, 1999)


'''With [[Bill Charlap]]'''
'''With [[Bill Charlap]]'''
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'''With [[Joe Henderson]]'''
'''With [[Joe Henderson]]'''
* ''[[Big Band (Joe Henderson album)|Big Band]]'' (Verve, 1997) – recorded in 1992-96
* ''[[Big Band (Joe Henderson album)|Big Band]]'' (Verve, 1997)


'''With Doc Houlind'''
'''With Doc Houlind'''
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'''With [[Elvin Jones]]'''
'''With [[Elvin Jones]]'''
* ''[[Youngblood (Elvin Jones album)|Youngblood]]'' ([[Enja Records|Enja]], 1992)
* ''[[Youngblood (Elvin Jones album)|Youngblood]]'' ([[Enja Records|Enja]], 1992)
* ''[[Going Home (Elvin Jones album)|Going Home]]'' (Enja, 1993) – recorded in 1992
* ''[[Going Home (Elvin Jones album)|Going Home]]'' (Enja, 1993)
* ''[[It Don't Mean a Thing (album)|It Don't Mean a Thing]]'' (Enja, 1993)
* ''[[It Don't Mean a Thing (album)|It Don't Mean a Thing]]'' (Enja, 1993)


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'''With [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]'''
'''With [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]]'''
* ''[[Damn! (Jimmy Smith album)|Damn!]]'' (Verve, 1995)
* ''[[Damn! (Jimmy Smith album)|Damn!]]'' (Verve, 1995)
* ''[[Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams]]'' (Verve, 1996) – recorded in 1995
* ''[[Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams]]'' (Verve, 1996)


'''With [[Allen Toussaint]]'''
'''With [[Allen Toussaint]]'''
* ''[[The Bright Mississippi]]'' ([[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 2009) – recorded in 2008
* ''[[The Bright Mississippi]]'' ([[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 2009)


'''With [[Joshua Redman]]'''
'''With [[Joshua Redman]]'''

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Nicholas Payton
Payton playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 5, 2007
Payton playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 5, 2007
Background information
Born (1973-09-26) September 26, 1973 (age 51)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, electric piano
Years active1990–present
LabelsVerve, Warner Bros., Blue Note/EMI, Nonesuch
WebsiteOfficial website

Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is an American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. A Grammy Award winner, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana.[1][2] He is also a prolific and provocative writer who comments on a multitude of subjects, including music, race, politics, and life in America.

Biography

The son of bassist and sousaphonist Walter Payton, he began playing the trumpet at the age of four and by age nine was sitting in with the Young Tuxedo Brass Band alongside his father. He began his professional career at ten years old as a member of James Andrews' All-Star Brass and was given his first steady gig by guitarist Danny Barker at The Famous Door on Bourbon Street. He enrolled at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and then at the University of New Orleans.

After touring with Marcus Roberts and Elvin Jones in the early 1990s, Payton signed a contract with Verve Records; his first album, From This Moment, appeared in 1995. 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, other significant collaborations include Trey Anastasio, Ray Brown, Ray Charles, Daniel Lanois, Dr. John, Stanley Jordan, Herbie Hancock, Roy Haynes, Zigaboo Modeliste, Marcus Roberts, Jill Scott, Clark Terry, Allen Toussaint, Nancy Wilson, Dr. Michael White, and Joe Henderson.

In 2004, he became a founding member of the SFJAZZ Collective. In 2008, he joined The Blue Note 7, a septet formed in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. In 2011, he formed a 21-piece big band ensemble called the Television Studio Orchestra. In 2011, he also recorded and released Bitches, a love narrative on which he played every instrument, sang, and wrote all of the music. In 2012 the Czech National Symphony Orchestra commissioned and debuted his first full orchestral work, The Black American Symphony. And in 2013, he formed his own record label, BMF Records, and the same year released two albums, #BAM Live at Bohemian Caverns, where he plays both trumpet and Fender Rhodes, often at once, and Sketches of Spain, which he recorded with the Basel Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland.

Payton's writings are provocative. One of his pieces, "On Why Jazz isn't Cool Anymore"[3] describes the effects of cultural colonization on music. The article quickly earned his website 150,000 page views and sparked international press attention and debate.[4]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As group

New Orleans Collective
With Wessell Anderson, Christopher Thomas, Peter Martin and Brian Blade

SFJAZZ Collective (2004-06)

  • SFJazz Collective (Nonesuch, 2005)
  • SFJazz Collective 2 (Nonesuch, 2006)

The Blue Note 7 (2008-09)

As sideman/guest

With Eric Alexander

With Joanne Brackeen

With Bill Charlap

  • Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul (Blue Note, 2005)

With Common

With The Headhunters

With Joe Henderson

With Doc Houlind

  • New Orleans Sessions (Music Mecca, 1995)

With Dr. John

  • N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or d'Udda (Blue Note, 2004)

With Elvin Jones

With Yu Sakai [ja]

  • Touch the World (Newborder Recordings. 2020) – in track "Hōzuki (鬼灯) Physalis alkekengi"

With Jimmy Smith

With Allen Toussaint

With Joshua Redman

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work
1997 Won Grammy Award Best Jazz Instrumental Solo[5] "Stardust"
in Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
1997 Nominated Grammy Award Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group[5] Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
with Doc Cheatham
2001 Nominated Grammy Award Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album[5] Dear Louis
2003 Nominated Grammy Award Best Contemporary Jazz Album[5] Sonic Trance
2023 Won Grammy Award Best Jazz Instrumental Album New Standards Vol. 1
with Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, and Matthew Stevens

References

  1. ^ a b Skelly, Richard. Nicholas Payton at AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Nicholas Payton". Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
  3. ^ "On Why Jazz isn't Cool Anymore…". December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "Someone Said Something Negative About Jazz As A Whole Again". NPR. December 3, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d "Nicholas Payton". Recording Academy.
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