Nicholas Payton Concert History

Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is a jazz trumpet player and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. The son of bassist and sousaphonist Walter Payton, he took up the trumpet at the age of four and by the time he was nine he was playing in the Young Tuxedo Brass Band alongside his father. Encouraged by Wynton Marsalis, who was himself involved in New Orleans' jazz and brass band music in his youth, Payton played semi-professionally throughout...

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Nicholas Payton Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

2 Anniversaries for September 12th
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Sep 27, 2026
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Nicholas Payton Blues Alley Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Aug 09, 2026
Nicholas Payton / Mark Turner / Mike Moreno / Vicente Archer / Mark Whitfield Jr. Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
Aug 08, 2026
Nicholas Payton / Mark Turner / Mike Moreno / Vicente Archer / Mark Whitfield Jr. Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
Aug 07, 2026
Nicholas Payton / Mark Turner / Mike Moreno / Vicente Archer / Mark Whitfield Jr. Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
Aug 06, 2026
Nicholas Payton / Mark Turner / Mike Moreno / Vicente Archer / Mark Whitfield Jr. Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
Aug 05, 2026
Nicholas Payton / Mark Turner / Mike Moreno / Vicente Archer / Mark Whitfield Jr. Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
Jun 29, 2026
Keyon Harrold / Elena Pinderhughes / Cécile Doo-Kingué / Butcher Brown / Nicholas Payton

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (Jour 5 de 10)

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Jun 28, 2026
Eric Alexander (Saxophonist) / Nicholas Payton / Alexander Claffy / David Kikoski / Carl Allen Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
Jun 27, 2026
Eric Alexander (Saxophonist) / Nicholas Payton / David Kikoski / Alexander Claffy / Carl Allen Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
Jun 26, 2026
Eric Alexander (Saxophonist) / Nicholas Payton / David Kikoski / Alexander Claffy / Carl Allen Smoke Jazz & Supper Club New York, New York, United States
May 03, 2026
Robert Glasper / Nicholas Payton / Christian McBride / DJ Soul Sister People Health New Orleans Jazz Market New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Apr 24, 2026
Nicholas Payton / Butcher Brown / Karl Denson People Health New Orleans Jazz Market New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 23, 2026
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Kings Of Leon / RAYE / Stephen Marley (Jazz) / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Cowboy Mouth / Rik Jam / Charlie Musselwhite / GA-20 / Cimafunk / Maggie Koerner / Nicholas Payton / Donald Harrison / Kyle Roussel / Vieux Farka Touré / Nidia Gongora / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Lena Prima / Kenny Neal / Brass-A-Holics / Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes / Sierra Green & the Giants / Gregg Stafford's Jazz Hounds / Shinyribs / Quiana Lynell / Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys / Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours / Lynn Drury / Yusa / Leo Jackson And The Melody Clouds / Michael Hurtt & His Haunted Hearts / Brother Tyrone / Gov't Majik Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 04, 2026
Stanton Moore / Nicholas Payton / Cyril Neville People Health New Orleans Jazz Market New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Mar 14, 2026
Judith Owen / Herlin Riley / Nicholas Payton / Donald Harrison / Jason Marsalis / Kermit Ruffins / Bill Summers People Health New Orleans Jazz Market New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Feb 13, 2026
Nicholas Payton / Corey Fonville / Andrew R4nd4zzo / Nate Smith / Morgan Burrs / DJ Harrison / Charles Owens Reveler Experiences Richmond, Virginia, United States
Jul 06, 2025
Nicholas Payton

Warsaw Summer Jazz Days

Klub Stodoła Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
Jun 22, 2025
Nicholas Payton / Big Chief Donald & the New Sounds

Healdsburg Jazz Festival

Bacchus Landing Healdsburg, California, United States
Jun 14, 2025
San Francisco Jazz Festival
Stanley Clarke / Gonzalo Rubalcaba / Lisa Fischer / The Soul Rebels / ZigZag / Nicholas Payton / Somi / Theo Croker / The New Jazz Underground / SML / Jahari Stampley
SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California, United States
May 04, 2025
Nicholas Payton
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Cafe Istanbul New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Latest Setlist (05/04/2025):

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  1. Feed the Fire
  2. Let It Ride
  3. Bust‐A‐Move
  4. Jazz is a Four-Letter Word
  5. Gold Dust Black Magic
  6. Ultraviolet
  7. Fall
  8. Unconditional Love
  9. Kimanthi
  10. The Backward Step
  11. A Moment of Awakening
  12. Drums
  13. BAM Is for the Children

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 16 concerts
2025 14 concerts
2024 18 concerts
2023 16 concerts
2022 16 concerts
2021 7 concerts
2020 5 concerts
2019 11 concerts
2018 42 concerts
2017 41 concerts
2016 66 concerts
2015 46 concerts
2014 30 concerts
2013 36 concerts
2012 57 concerts
2011 37 concerts
2010 43 concerts
2009 85 concerts
2008 17 concerts
2007 8 concerts
2006 5 concerts
2005 10 concerts
2003 2 concerts
2002 2 concerts
2001 2 concerts
2000 1 concert
1999 3 concerts
1998 3 concerts
1997 3 concerts
1996 1 concert
1995 1 concert
1990 1 concert
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