Nicholas Payton
with Nicholas Payton's Louis Armstrong Centennial
- Date
- Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Time
- Show 8 PM
- Venue
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
- Genre
- Jazz, Blues
with Nicholas Payton's Louis Armstrong Centennial
Nicholas Payton plays New Jersey Performing Arts Center, a 2,800-capacity theater in Downtown Newark, on Saturday, November 14. Also on the bill: Nicholas Payton's Louis Armstrong Centennial. The show starts at 8 PM. This show has been cancelled.
The Louis Armstrong at 125 celebration is a star-studded tribute to jazz founding father Louis Armstrong The First Great Jazz Soloist Smithsonian Music and The Enduring Legacy of Louis Armstrong SDPB. Led by virtuoso trumpeter Nicholas Payton, the New Orleans All Stars Big Band honors the iconic trumpeter musical impact with a brilliant lineup that includes Jon Batiste, drummer Herlin Riley, and bassist Reginald Veal.
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.
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