Nicholas Payton

Nicholas Payton
Payton playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 5, 2007
Payton playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 5, 2007
Background information
Born (1973-09-26) September 26, 1973 (age 51)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, electric piano
Years active1990–present
LabelsVerve, Warner Bros., Blue Note/EMI, Nonesuch
WebsiteOfficial website

Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is an American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. A Grammy Award winner, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana.[1][2] He is also a writer who comments on subjects including music, race, politics, and life in America.

  1. ^ Skelly, Richard. Nicholas Payton at AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Nicholas Payton". Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.