Nicholas Payton
Nicholas Payton
Top Songs
| 1 | A Touch Of Silver | ||
| 2 | The Peanut Vendor | ||
| 3 | The Charleston Hop | ||
| 4 | Whoopin' Blues | ||
| 5 | Blossom |
Albums
Nov 2024 • 1 song
Sep 2023 • 6 songs
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About
Biography
New Orleans-born trumpeter, keyboardist, and singer Nicholas Payton is a maverick performer with a sound steeped in acoustic post-bop, whose music often finds him exploring genres beyond the confines of the jazz tradition. A star from a young age, Payton garnered early attention in the '90s, touring with Elvin Jones and Marcus Roberts before releasing albums like 1995's From This Moment and 1996's Gumbo Nouveau. He gained wider acclaim appearing and playing on the soundtrack to Robert Altman's film Kansas City, winning a Grammy for his 1997 collaboration with veteran trumpeter...