Nicholas Payton at Keystone Korner Baltimore

GRAMMY award-winning trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and essayist - Nicholas Payton is among the most essential voices in the exploration of artistic and sociopolitical intersections. Hailed as a virtuoso before he was even out of high school, his maturation and talent has earned him praise and accolades, as well as insured his place in musical history. Spanning a multitude of musical genres, Payton has composed and arranged, performed and recorded with his own groups in many settings, including solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, 21-piece big band, as well as his 2012 full orchestral work, The Black American Symphony....

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GRAMMY award-winning trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and essayist - Nicholas Payton is among the most essential voices in the exploration of artistic and sociopolitical intersections. Hailed as a virtuoso before he was even out of high school, his maturation and talent has earned him praise and accolades, as well as insured his place in musical history. Spanning a multitude of musical genres, Payton has composed and arranged, performed and recorded with his own groups in many settings, including solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, 21-piece big band, as well as his 2012 full orchestral work, The Black American Symphony.

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