Nicholas Payton 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.
First Spin
Last Spin
Sep
28
Bill Charlap Trio, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Nicholas Payton
Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center - SF Bay Area, CA
Saturday, Sep 28 2024
May
3
GROOVE CITY festival 2024
Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge - New Orleans, LA
Friday, May 3 2024
Mar
15
Nicholas Payton
Scullers Jazz Club - Boston / Cambridge, MA
Friday, Mar 15 2024
Mar
10
Jane Monheit and Nicholas Payton
Birdland Theater - New York (NYC), NY
Sunday, Mar 10 2024
Mar
10
Jane Monheit and Nicholas Payton
Birdland Theater - New York (NYC), NY
Sunday, Mar 10 2024
Mar
9
Jane Monheit and Nicholas Payton
Birdland Theater - New York (NYC), NY
Saturday, Mar 9 2024
Mar
9
Jane Monheit and Nicholas Payton
Birdland Theater - New York (NYC), NY
Saturday, Mar 9 2024
Mar
8
Jane Monheit and Nicholas Payton
Birdland Theater - New York (NYC), NY
Friday, Mar 8 2024
Mar
8
Jane Monheit and Nicholas Payton
Birdland Theater - New York (NYC), NY
Friday, Mar 8 2024
Feb
8
Burniss Travis and Nicholas Payton with Jeremy Dutton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Feb 8 2024
Feb
8
Burniss Travis and Nicholas Payton with Jeremy Dutton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Feb 8 2024
Feb
7
Burniss Travis and Nicholas Payton with Jeremy Dutton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Feb 7 2024
Feb
7
Burniss Travis and Nicholas Payton with Jeremy Dutton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Feb 7 2024
Jan
10
(CANCELLED) Nicholas Payton and Veronica Lewis
Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club - Manchester, NH
Wednesday, Jan 10 2024
Oct
16
2023
Nicholas Payton
Gold-Diggers - Los Angeles (LA), CA
Monday, Oct 16 2023
Oct
8
2023
Nicholas Payton
Three Keys - New Orleans, LA
Sunday, Oct 8 2023
Oct
5
2023
Donald Harrison and Nicholas Payton
Snug Harbor - New Orleans, LA
Thursday, Oct 5 2023
Sep
6
2023
Nicholas Payton, Bill Stewart, and John Scofield
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Sep 6 2023
Sep
6
2023
Nicholas Payton, Bill Stewart, and John Scofield
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Sep 6 2023
Sep
5
2023
Nicholas Payton and Bill Stewart
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Sep 5 2023
Sep
5
2023
Nicholas Payton and Bill Stewart
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Sep 5 2023
Sep
4
2023
Nicholas Payton and Bill Stewart
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Monday, Sep 4 2023
Sep
4
2023
Nicholas Payton and Bill Stewart
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Monday, Sep 4 2023
Aug
22
2023
Nicholas Payton and David Ginyard
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Aug 22 2023
Aug
22
2023
Nicholas Payton and David Ginyard
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Aug 22 2023
Aug
21
2023
Nicholas Payton and David Ginyard
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Monday, Aug 21 2023
Aug
21
2023
Nicholas Payton and David Ginyard
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Monday, Aug 21 2023
Jul
28
2023
Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa 2023
Silverado Resort & Spa - Santa Rosa, CA
Friday, Jul 28 2023
Jul
28
2023
Blue Note Jazz Festival 2023
Silverado Resort & Spa - Santa Rosa, CA
Friday, Jul 28 2023
Apr
12
2023
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Keyon Harrold, and Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Apr 12 2023
Apr
12
2023
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Keyon Harrold, and Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Apr 12 2023
Apr
11
2023
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Keyon Harrold, and Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Apr 11 2023
Apr
11
2023
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Keyon Harrold, and Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Apr 11 2023
Jan
29
2023
Galactic and Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Sunday, Jan 29 2023
Oct
6
2022
Robert Glasper Experiment, Nicholas Payton, and John Ellis
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Oct 6 2022
Oct
6
2022
Robert Glasper Experiment, Nicholas Payton, and John Ellis
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Oct 6 2022
Oct
5
2022
Robert Glasper Experiment, Nicholas Payton, and John Ellis
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Oct 5 2022
Oct
5
2022
Robert Glasper Experiment, Nicholas Payton, and John Ellis
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Oct 5 2022
Oct
4
2022
Robert Glasper Experiment, Nicholas Payton, and John Ellis
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Oct 4 2022
Oct
4
2022
Robert Glasper Experiment, Nicholas Payton, and John Ellis
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Oct 4 2022
Jul
10
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Sunday, Jul 10 2022
Jul
10
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Sunday, Jul 10 2022
Jul
9
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Saturday, Jul 9 2022
Jul
9
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Saturday, Jul 9 2022
Jul
8
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Friday, Jul 8 2022
Jul
8
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Friday, Jul 8 2022
Jul
7
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Jul 7 2022
Jul
7
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Jul 7 2022
Jul
6
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Jul 6 2022
Jul
6
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Wednesday, Jul 6 2022
Jul
5
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Jul 5 2022
Jul
5
2022
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Tuesday, Jul 5 2022
May
3
2022
Daze Between 2022
Faubourg Brewery - New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, May 3 2022
Mar
12
2022
Nicholas Payton
Scullers Jazz Club - Boston / Cambridge, MA
Saturday, Mar 12 2022
Mar
5
2022
Vijay Iyer, Vijay Iyer Trio, Linda May Han Oh, Jeremy Dutton, and 1 more…
Savoy-teatteri - Helsinki, Finland
Saturday, Mar 5 2022
Nov
27
2021
Nicholas Payton
Toulouse Theatre - New Orleans, LA
Saturday, Nov 27 2021
Aug
22
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Sunday, Aug 22 2021
Aug
22
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Sunday, Aug 22 2021
Aug
21
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Saturday, Aug 21 2021
Aug
21
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Saturday, Aug 21 2021
Aug
20
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Friday, Aug 20 2021
Aug
20
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Friday, Aug 20 2021
Aug
19
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Aug 19 2021
Aug
19
2021
Nicholas Payton
Blue Note Jazz Club - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Aug 19 2021
Jun
19
2021
Nicholas Payton
Three Keys - New Orleans, LA
Saturday, Jun 19 2021
Jun
25
2020
Nicholas Payton
Scullers Jazz Club - Boston / Cambridge, MA
Thursday, Jun 25 2020
Mar
7
2020
Nicholas Payton
Shockley-Zalabak Theater - Colorado Springs, CO
Saturday, Mar 7 2020
Feb
21
2020
Herlin Riley with Pedrito Martinez, Nicholas Payton, and Russell Hall
Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York (NYC), NY
Friday, Feb 21 2020
Feb
20
2020
Herlin Riley with Pedrito Martinez, Nicholas Payton, and Russell Hall
Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York (NYC), NY
Thursday, Feb 20 2020
Dec
26
2019
Nicholas Payton
Jazz Showcase - Chicago, IL
Thursday, Dec 26 2019
Oct
25
2019
Nicholas Payton
Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts - Colorado Springs, CO
Friday, Oct 25 2019
Apr
29
2019
DJ Logic with Donald Harrison, Stanton Moore, Robert Mercurio, and 2 more…
One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA
Monday, Apr 29 2019