Jeff Ballard

Name: Jeff Ballard
Start: 2026-07-18T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-18T22:00:00+02:00
Location: jazz art foundation

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 · 19:00 ✨ New

jazz art foundation, Warsaw, Poland

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Jeff Ballard — jazz art foundation, Warsaw

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Trumpeter and composer Nicholas Payton brings his trio to Warsaw on Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 19:00 at Jazz Art Foundation. This is one of two Polish dates on his tour; the second takes place in Kraków a week later. The concert offers an intimate setting to experience his music in a small ensemble format. Warsaw audiences will have the chance to hear the artist in a close-quarters performance.

Nicholas Payton — also plays in other cities (1)

Sat, 25 Jul Krakow

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About: Nicholas Payton

A New Orleans native who won his first Grammy before turning 25, Payton has spent 30+ years pushing past genre boundaries - from brass-band roots and hard bop to orchestral works and funk-laced electronics. His live sets often find him playing trumpet and keyboards at the same time.

111K

Spotify monthly listeners

12.2M

Spotify streams on top track 'The Last Goodbye'

20+

Albums released as leader

2×

Grammy Awards won

What's new

2025-08
Payton released TRIUNE (Smoke Sessions Records), a trio album with bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding and drummer Karriem Riggins, featuring guest appearances by Ivan Neville, Erica Falls, Nikki Glaspie, and Otis McDonald.
2025-05
Payton performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival alongside Esperanza Spalding, and at a Carnegie Hall-sponsored event in Queens, continuing an active touring schedule after his Berklee departure.
2025-04
Berklee College of Music terminated Payton's appointment as chair of the Brass Department following public attention to past social media posts that critics described as antisemitic; Payton denied the characterizations and stated he was given no formal review process.

Tracks

The Last GoodbyeMost-streamed track on Spotify, 12M+ streams

Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton1997 Grammy-winning album (Best Instrumental Solo for 'Stardust'), recorded with nonagenarian trumpeter Doc Cheatham

TRIUNE2025 album on Smoke Sessions Records with Esperanza Spalding and Karriem Riggins

Afro-Caribbean Mixtape2017 double album blending jazz, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, funk and hip-hop

Bitches2011 concept album on which Payton played every instrument, sang, and wrote all music

Recent shows

Jul 18, 2026 Rynek Starego Miasta, Warsaw (PL)
Apr 23, 2026 Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans (US)
Aug 23, 2025 Marcus Garvey Park, New York (US)

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