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'''Nicholas Payton''' (born September 26, 1973) is an American [[trumpet]] player. |
'''Nicholas Payton''' (born September 26, 1973) is an American [[trumpet]] player. |
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==Biography== |
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Payton was born in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], the son of [[double bass|bassist]] and [[sousaphone|sousaphonist]] [[Walter Payton (musician)|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. Upon leaving school, he enrolled first at the [[New Orleans Center for Creative Arts]] to study with Clyde Kerr, Jr. and after graduation, attended the [[University of New Orleans]], where he studied with [[Ellis Marsalis, Jr.|Ellis Marsalis]]. |
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After touring with [[Marcus Roberts]] and [[Elvin Jones]] in the early 90s, Payton signed a recording contract with [[Verve Records|Verve]]; his first album, ''From This Moment'', appeared in 1994. In 1996 he performed on the soundtrack of the movie [[Kansas City (film)|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. |
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Besides his recordings under his own name, Payton has arranged for, performed, and or recorded with scores of musicians: [[Allen Toussaint]], [[Clark Terry]], [[Daniel Lanois]], [[Dr. John]], [[Elvin Jones]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Jill Scott]], [[Joe Henderson]], [[Marcus Roberts]], [[Marianne Faithful]], [[Dr. Michael White]], [[Nancy Wilson]], [[Poncho Sanchez]], [[Ray Brown]], [[Ray Charles]], [[Roy Haynes]], [[Stanley Jordan]], [[Trey Anastasio]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Zigaboo Modeliste]], and many more. He is credited on well over 120 recordings as a composer, arranger, special guest or sideman representing a multitude of musical genres. |
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Actively touring as a bandleader with XXX, Quartet, SeXXXtet, and Big Band, Payton recently premiered the Black American Symphony - a symphonic work in six movements - in Prague, with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra on June 16, 2012. |
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As a leader, Nicholas has recorded 8 albums under his own name including Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton-a 1997 GRAMMY® award-winning collaboration with the legendary trumpeter. He also released Dear Louis, Nick @ Night, Gumbo Nouveau, Sonic Trance, Payton's Place, and Into The Blue. |
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Payton is a founding member of the San Francisco Jazz Collective (2004 – 2006) and [[The Blue Note 7]], a septet formed in 2008 in honor of the 70th anniversary of [[Blue Note Records]]. |
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He is currently a Distinguished Artist and Visiting Lecturer at [[Tulane University]] and has also taught at [[Berklee College of Music]], [[Connecticut Forum]] (with [[Beverly Sills]], [[Bob Weir]] and [[Trey Anastasio]]), [[Cornell University]], Institute of Superior Arts, Havana, Cuba, [[Loyola University]], [[Northwestern University]], [[Oberlin College]] & Conservatory, [[Skidmore College]], [[Stanford University]], and [[Thelonious Monk Institute]], among others. |
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Payton writes on a multitude of subjects, including music, politics, culture, and life in America. |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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 Payton playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 5 May 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 26 September 1973 New Orleans, Louisiana United States |
| Genres | #BAM, Black American Music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, Fender Rhodes, piano, bass, drums, organ, vocals, percussion |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Verve, Warner Bros., Blue Note/EMI, Nonesuch |
| Website | Nicholas Payton Official site |
Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is an American trumpet player.
Discography
- 1994 - From This Moment (Verve)
- 1995 - Gumbo Nouveau (Verve)
- 1997 - Fingerpainting: The Music Of Herbie Hancock (Verve) with Christian McBride and Mark Whitfield
- 1997 - Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton (Verve)
- 1998 - Payton's Place (PolyGram)
- 1999 - Nick@Night (Verve)
- 1999 - Trumpet Legacy (Milestone) with Lew Soloff, Tom Harrell, and Eddie Henderson
- 2001 - Dear Louis (Verve)
- 2003 - Sonic Trance (Warner Bros.)
- 2004 - Live in New York 1.24.04 (Kufala Recordings) with Sonic Trance
- 2006 - Mysterious Shorter (Chesky) with Sam Yahel, Billy Drumond, John Hart, and Bob Belden
- 2008 - Into The Blue (Nonesuch)
- 2011 - Bitches (In+Out) [1]
As sideman
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With Elvin Jones
- Youngblood (Enja, 1992)
- Going Home (Enja, 1992)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (Enja, 1993)
With Allen Toussaint
References
External links
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