INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Nicholas Payton Has His Kind of Blue

Nicholas Payton has to be on the short list of the finest living jazz trumpeters. Early in his career, he was a protg of fellow New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis. But Payton has long since established himself as an esteemed artist in his own right, recording a string of strong albums including several for the legendary Verve label...

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