Nicholas Payton Trio at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

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“... genre-defying solos...” – Chicago Tribune
Trumpeter Nicholas Payton refuses to be pigeonholed into any one style or description, no doubt due to the freewheeling influence of his native New Orleans. From traditional brass bands to contemporary hip-hop, Payton has collaborated with a broad range of stylistically diverse artists, all of whom have benefitted from his distinctive sound, including Chucho Valdes, Trey Anastasio, Elvin Jones, Jill Scott, and Doc Cheatham (with whom he won a Grammy award). Now, teamed with stellar trio-mates Vicente Archer on bass, and Bill Stewart on drums, Payton blazes a new path in the world of creative trumpet performance. His latest recording, Numbers, is on Paytone Records....

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$25/Advance $30/Door
“... genre-defying solos...” – Chicago Tribune
Trumpeter Nicholas Payton refuses to be pigeonholed into any one style or description, no doubt due to the freewheeling influence of his native New Orleans. From traditional brass bands to contemporary hip-hop, Payton has collaborated with a broad range of stylistically diverse artists, all of whom have benefitted from his distinctive sound, including Chucho Valdes, Trey Anastasio, Elvin Jones, Jill Scott, and Doc Cheatham (with whom he won a Grammy award). Now, teamed with stellar trio-mates Vicente Archer on bass, and Bill Stewart on drums, Payton blazes a new path in the world of creative trumpet performance. His latest recording, Numbers, is on Paytone Records.

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