Nicholas Payton Musical artist

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

Personal facts

Nicholas Payton
Birth dateSeptember 26, 1973
Birth place
Louisiana , New Orleans

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Musical artist

Career started1990
associated musical artist
The Blue Note 7
Young Tuxedo Brass Band
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Black American Music
instrument
Trumpet
Electric piano
record label
Warner Bros. Records
Blue Note Records
EMI
Verve Records
Nonesuch Records

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Nicholas Payton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2013/10/04/the-complete-nicholas-payton-bam-bird-barack-more/#more-26016
  2. http://jazzinternet.com/interviews/payton.htm
  3. http://www.jazz.com
  4. http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/8/29/in-conversation-with-nicholas-payton
  5. http://www.jazztrumpetsolos.com/Nicholas_Payton_Biography.asp
  6. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124495054