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) (Page 26)

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 20, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Symphony Center Chicago, Illinois, United States
Mar 19, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Missouri Theatre Columbia, Missouri, United States
Mar 18, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Sooner Theatre Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Mar 16, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Columbia College Chicago, Illinois, United States
Mar 15, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Bomhard Theater Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Mar 14, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Singletary Center for the Arts Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Mar 13, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Max M. Fisher Music Center Detroit, Michigan, United States
Mar 12, 2009
Nicholas Payton The Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Mar 11, 2009
Nicholas Payton The Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Mar 10, 2009
The Lou Donaldson Quartet / Nicholas Payton The Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Mar 09, 2009
Nicholas Payton The Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Mar 01, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Germantown Perf. Arts Center Germantown, Tennessee, United States
Feb 28, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
UAB's Alys Stephens Center Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Feb 27, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Heymann Performing Arts Center Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Feb 26, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Manship Theatre Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Feb 24, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Riley Center, Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Feb 22, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Feb 21, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Peter Kiewit Concert Hall Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Feb 20, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Gem Theater Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Feb 18, 2009
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
"Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour" / Bill Charlap / Peter Bernstein / Ravi Coltrane / Lewis Nash / Nicholas Payton / Peter Washington / Steve Wilson
Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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