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On Why Black Artists Are Dying Too Soon—The Real Epidemic
We have reached a dangerous place in our society when we have to play nice and say things in such a way as to not to offend anyone. Yes, it's important to be kind and sympathetic towards others, ...
My Soul Brother, Roy Hargrove…
Photo by: Tanya Rahme Y'all don't even understand. I lost my spirit brother today. I remember I first started hearing about this dude when I was around 12-years-old. When I would hang out and get ...
On Humanity…
There is little kind about humankind. "Humanity" is a fairly modern construct designed to separate people from their Light within. Without a connection to Light, people are in darkness and need to ...
On Louis Armstrong…
We owe an incredible debt to Armstrong because he really is the fulcrum of American music. Certainly there were masters before him, but everything got funneled and distilled through him to what we h ...
The Nicholas Payton Quintet: Live at the Village Vanguard 1997
Inspired by a post of the original handwritten chart to my composition “Back to the Source,” and the convo that ensued on Instagram, I went to look for a DAT tape of my band a ...
Artwork for Textures — by Anastasia Pelias
Wassup, y'all: As many of you know, each tune from my most recent release, “Textures” has a corresponding visual to go with it. So, here for the first time, I will present the collaboration in its e ...
Selections from “Textures”
I'm posting, as an offering, the healing power of music. This playlist is comprised of three of nine selections which will appear on an upcoming album of mine called “Textures.” The genesis of thi ...
On Why Black Artists Are Dying Too Soon—The Real Epidemic
We have reached a dangerous place in our society when we have to play nice and say things in such a way as to not to offend anyone. Yes, it's important to b ...
My Soul Brother, Roy Hargrove…
Photo by: Tanya Rahme Y'all don't even understand. I lost my spirit brother today. I remember I first started hearing about this dude when I was around 12-ye ...
On Humanity…
There is little kind about humankind. "Humanity" is a fairly modern construct designed to separate people from their Light within. Without a connection to Li ...
On Louis Armstrong…
We owe an incredible debt to Armstrong because he really is the fulcrum of American music. Certainly there were masters before him, but everything got funneled ...
The Nicholas Payton Quintet: Live at the Village Vanguard 1997
Inspired by a post of the original handwritten chart to my composition “Back to the Source,” and the convo that ensued on Instagram, I w ...
Artwork for Textures — by Anastasia Pelias
Wassup, y'all: As many of you know, each tune from my most recent release, “Textures” has a corresponding visual to go with it. So, here for the first time, I ...
Selections from “Textures”
I'm posting, as an offering, the healing power of music. This playlist is comprised of three of nine selections which will appear on an upcoming album of mine ...
On Why Black Artists Are Dying Too Soon—The Real Epidemic
We have reached a dangerous place in our society when we have to play nice and say things in such a way as to not to offend anyone. Yes, it's important to b ...
My Soul Brother, Roy Hargrove…
Photo by: Tanya Rahme Y'all don't even understand. I lost my spirit brother today. I remember I first started hearing about this dude when I was around 12-ye ...
On Humanity…
There is little kind about humankind. "Humanity" is a fairly modern construct designed to separate people from their Light within. Without a connection to Li ...
On Louis Armstrong…
We owe an incredible debt to Armstrong because he really is the fulcrum of American music. Certainly there were masters before him, but everything got funneled ...
The Nicholas Payton Quintet: Live at the Village Vanguard 1997
Inspired by a post of the original handwritten chart to my composition “Back to the Source,” and the convo that ensued on Instagram, I w ...
Textures
TEXTURES The new recording by Nicholas Payton | Available June 17, 2016 on Paytone Records™ All great art has a rhythm. Movement. A Pulse. Painting, Mus ...
Artwork for Textures — by Anastasia Pelias
Wassup, y'all: As many of you know, each tune from my most recent release, “Textures” has a corresponding visual to go with it. So, here for the first time, I ...
Selections from “Textures”
I'm posting, as an offering, the healing power of music. This playlist is comprised of three of nine selections which will appear on an upcoming album of mine ...
CALLING ALL ARTISTS/LOVERS: First International #BAM Masterclass in New York City
CALLING ALL ARTISTS/LOVERS: I'm doing the first in a series of International #BAM Masterclasses where we sit and chat for a couple hours with an informal Q ...
An Adversarial Katrinaversary and the Delusional Post-Diluvial New Orleans — a Manmade Disaster
It took a while, but I'm finally convinced. New Orleans will never be what it was. This 10-year Katrinaversary has forever sealed this city's fate as a shell ...
What Folks Have To Say About “Letters” . . .
If you haven’t, make sure you cop this new @paynic, “Letters” …worth the extra coins!— Josh Myers (@ddehewty) August 10, 2015 The new @paynic is an abso ...
Press release for my upcoming album, “Letters,” written by Benny Green…
#BAM™ — Nicholas Payton aka The Creator of #BAM™
Letters
“LETTERS” The new recording by NICHOLAS PAYTON to be Released August 7, 2015 26 Tracks of Mastery on Full Display! Being a pianist, I am fascinated in hearin ...
The Savior of Archaic Pop Meets The Human Jukebox
This year I had the honor of realizing a dream come true — to play with the Southern University Marching Band at Bayou Classic. If you were watching the game o ...
#tbt: Nicholas Payton & Karriem Riggins — BoomBap in 1997
Unreleased tracks from a session Karriem and I did with Common back in 1997. Karriem Riggins: Production, MPC, Drums Nicholas Payton: Flugelhorn https://sound ...