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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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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. 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. |
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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 aGrammy 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 his bands XXX, Quartet, SeXXXtet, and Big Band, Payton recently Completed the Black American Symphony - a symphonic work in six movements which was performed 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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Nicholas 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 Weirand 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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Nicholas Payton is a prolific and insightful blogger who writes on a multitude of subjects, including music, politics, culture, and life in America. |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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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][2]
As sideman
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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