Jazz
Nicholas Payton & the New Orleans All-Stars Big Band feat. Jon Batiste
About This Event
Nicholas Payton, a New Orleans–raised trumpeter and Grammy Award winner whose work ranges from straight‑ahead jazz to broader American song forms, brings his New Orleans All‑Stars Big Band to NJPAC. The bill lists Jon Batiste as a featured guest; Payton’s bandstand approach—favoring direct melodic argument, attention to time and tone, and public engagement with music, race and politics—frames the evening.
About the Artist
Nicholas Payton
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Nicholas Payton is a New Orleans–raised trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist whose work moves between straight-ahead jazz and broader American song forms. A Grammy Award winner, he is also known as a public writer, using essays and commentary to address music alongside race, politics, and everyday life.