Nicholas Payton News

The Open World Jazz Quintet and Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet jam as part of University of the Pacific's fifth Open World jazz event.

It's a busy weekend for jazz in St. Louis, with shows coming up from four touring ensembles in styles ranging from modern to traditional, plus plenty of activity from our local contingent of musicians.

Nov. 5 Once upon a time it seemed that New Orleans trumpeter Nicholas Payton was the reincarnation of Louis Armstrong , with his bright virtuosic phrases and Big Easy swing.

Fifth Annual Open World Jazz Concert to be held on the Miracle Mile The fifth annual Open World Jazz Concert--an evening of jazz with Brubeck Institute musicians and visiting jazz musicians from Russia--will be held at the Empire Theater on the Miracle Mile this year.

Nicholas Payton has to be on the short list of the finest living jazz trumpeters.

Payton, Byron to follow their souls at Grace Jesse Hamlin, Special to The Chronicle Trumpeter Nicholas Payton doesn't know what he's going to play when he steps into the sanctuary of Grace Cathedral on Friday night, when his golden tones will echo through the great Gothic vaults.

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton doesn't know what he's going to play when he steps into the sanctuary of Grace Cathedral on Friday night, when his golden tones will echo through the great Gothic vaults.

Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas but brought up in New Orleans, where he studied at the Center for Creative Artists-alma mater of fellow trumpeters Wynton Marsalis , Terence Blanchard and Nicholas Payton -Abram Wilson relocated to London in 2002.

This week, we've got three video clips featuring trumpeter Nicholas Payton , who will be in St.

I was really looking forward to hearing this release as I'm a big fan of Irabagon's no holds barred playing with the collective group Mostly Other People Do the Killing and his freewheeling duet with drummer Mike Pride.

"Icons Among Us," a movie featuring such jazz artists as Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, will be shown Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium, on the third floor of Monroe Hall at Loyola University.

Elena Gillespie is a graduate student in psychology and author with a research interest in the nature of communication in music, particularly improvisational jazz, and the phenomenology of music within human perception.

Catalina Bar and Grill has an interesting run this week. One of our very favorite local pianists, John Beasley completes his four-night stand on Friday and Saturday.

The Indy Jazz Festival, presented by Marsh, in Indianapolis announces that current Cole Porter Fellow, Dan Tepfer, has been added to the lineup of this prestigious festival presented yearly.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Josh Groban and other celebrities were in attendance for the recent 'Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead" performance at the Hollywood Bowl, which featured Miles Evans as both Musical Director and soloist, along with jazz heavy weights Terence Blanchard , Nicholas Payton , Jimmy Cobb , Christian McBride , Peter ...

Sony Masterworks is pleased to announce the release of Virtue , a new recording from jazz keyboard virtuoso Eldar , on August 25.

Notes from the Net: A tribute to Miles Davis and Gil Evans; new CDs from Terence Blanchard and John Patitucci; plus news, reviews, interviews & more Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St.

Presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Assn. Reviewed Aug. 5, 2009. Performers: Christian McBride, Terence Blanchard, Miles Evans, Nicholas Payton, Howard Johnson, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Dan Higgins, Gary Foster, Gene Cipriano, Bob Sheppard, Rose Corrigan, Rick Todd, Steve Becknell, Brad Warnaar, Wayne Bergeron, Warren Luening, Larry Hall, ...

Presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Assn. Reviewed Aug. 5, 2009. Performers: Christian McBride, Terence Blanchard, Miles Evans, Nicholas Payton, Howard Johnson, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Dan Higgins, Gary Foster, Gene Cipriano, Bob Sheppard, Rose Corrigan, Rick Todd, Steve Becknell, Brad Warnaar, Wayne Bergeron, Warren Luening, Larry Hall, ...

Media Sponsor: KJAZZ 88.1 The 2009 Jazz series at the Hollywood Bowl continues on Wednesday, August 5, at 8pm, with Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead , featuring soloists Terence Blanchard, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Howard Johnson, Christian McBride and Nicholas Payton, backed by a jazz ensemble led by conductor Vince Mendoza.