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Nicholas Payton Discussion: Black American Music And The Jazz Tradition at Yale Jazz Festival at Morse Head Of College House

Courtesy of Will Mukamal | Posted on April 1, 2018

Where

Morse Head Of College House
Yale Jazz Festival

304 York St
New Haven, CT
Map
9178171973

When

Sat, April 14, 2018
3:00 pm

Musicians

About

Payton's discussion continues the Sixth Annual Jazz Festival at Yale, occurring April 13-15, which will feature concerts and talks from several leading figures in modern jazz, all free and open to the public.

New Orleans-born trumpeter, keyboardist, singer, and composer Nicholas Payton is a dynamic performer, steeped in acoustic jazz and post-bop, whose music often finds him exploring genres beyond the confines of the jazz tradition. Born in New Orleans in 1974, Payton grew up the son of Walter Payton, a well-known bassist on the Crescent City jazz scene. His mother also played piano. Around four years old, he started playing trumpet after asking his father to get him one. Soon, he was accompanying his father to shows at local clubs, where he had the chance to hear many great trumpet players. The turning point for the young Payton came around age ten, when he heard a Miles Davis quartet album that was in his parents’ record collection. He started performing publicly, working everywhere from jazz funerals to weddings to bar mitzvahs, and even played on the streets for tips....

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