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.
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- Feb 23, 2023
5:01 AMNew Orleans native, trumpet player, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, producer, arranger. On Afro-Caribbean Mixtape, propelled by keyboardist Kevin Hays, bassist Vicente Archer, drummer Joe Dyson, percussionist Daniel Sadownick, and turntablist DJ Lady Fingaz, Payton seamlessly coalesces his interests, drawing on a global array of beats, melodies and harmonic consciousness to serve his lifelong conviction that music is a process by which the practitioner uses notes and tones to map identity and tell a story. paytone.bandcamp.com nicholaspayton.comGabriel Teodros - Feb 16, 2021
5:01 AM“Everything I write is about life experiences. The music means nothing without life. A life lived. It’s not just notes on a page. It’s not just a technical exercise. It’s vibrations and energy." (Nicholas Payton) Read more about his music and career, which officially started at the age of 10: nicholaspayton.com