Jeff Ballard

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

took place · 18 Jul 2026

jazz art foundation, Warsaw, Poland

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Jeff Ballard — jazz art foundation, Warsaw

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Jazz evening with the Nicholas Payton trio, featuring the acclaimed trumpeter and composer. Concert at Jazz Art Foundation.

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

Aug 8, 2026 Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, New York (US)
Aug 1, 2026 Tarkastamo, Oulu (FI)
Jul 18, 2026 Rynek Starego Miasta, Warsaw (PL)

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