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    2/29/2016

    Nicholas Payton master class | IWasDoingAllRight

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    Nicholas Payton master class


    NicholasPaytonrecentlycametoAtlantaforaperformancewiththe
    GeorgiaStateUniversityjazzband.Hewasalsokindenoughtogivea
    masterclass,whichIattended.Followingaremynotesfromtheclass
    andtheconcert.

    SHORT BIO
    BornintoamusicalfamilyinNewOrleans,NicholasPaytonstarted

    Jazz Blog
    Theblogsectioncontainsvarious

    playingthetrumpetattheageoffour.Everythingheplayed,heplayedbyear.He'dlistento

    articlesaboutjazz,musiceducation,

    localbandsandrecordingsandtrytomimicwhatheheard.Intime,he'dlearnentiresolosby

    trumpetequipment,jazz

    ear.
    Nicholasdidn'ttaketrumpetlessonsuntiltheageofeight.Hementionedthatthelessonswere
    tediousandbasicallydrovehimawayfromthehornforayearortwo.Hisinterestinplaying
    wouldn'treturnuntiltheageoftenoreleven,whenhestartedplayinginlocalbands.Fromthat
    pointon,heplayedeverywherehecould,fromstreetcornerstocruiseships.BTW:Accordingto
    thebioonPayton'swebsite,hestartedgiggingattheageofeight.Regardlessoftheexact
    dates,it'sclearthathewasagreatplayerataveryearlyage.
    Atsomepointearlyon,WyntonMarsaliscalledNicholas'housetospeakwithPayton'sfather
    Nicholas'fatherwasaneducatorinNewOrleans.NicholasknewWyntonwasonthephone,so
    hepickeduphishornandstartedplayingnearwherehisfatherwastalking.Wyntonoverhead
    theplayingandtherestishistory.WyntonwouldsoonintroduceNicholastoothermusicians,

    masterclasses,andmore.

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    effectivelyjumpstartingNicholas'career(IbelieveWyntonwasresponsiblefortheElvinJones

    Newwebsitedesignfor2010

    introduction,butImightbemistaken).

    ChristianMcBridemasterclass
    MatthewKaminskientertainment

    LEARNING TUNES, PATTERNS, AND THEORY


    Whenlearningtunes,Nicholasdoesn'tusefakebooks.Instead,helearnstunesbyear,directly

    value
    BenjaminZandermusicandpassion
    TheFebruarythatwasn't

    fromtheoriginalrecordings.Thesamegoesforpatternsandlicks.Heneverusedanyofthe

    SayingGoodbyetoFreddieHubbard

    patternbooksthatsomanyyoungplayersrelyupon.Ifhedidlearnlicks,theyallcamefrom

    EthanIversononWyntonMarsalis

    listeningtorecordings.

    Trumpetrepairs,Mac,Twain's
    JazzeducationandtheInterweb

    Alsoworthmentioningisthefactthathenevergotintoalloftheadvancedtheorytaughtin

    EmilioSollamasterclass

    mostjazzbooks.Hemadethispointbysaying(andI'mparaphrasing)thathecouldn'tgetinto

    LouisvilleLeopardPercussionists

    Lydiandominantandstufflikethat.Hedid,however,stresstheneedforplayerstoknowtheir

    BennyGolsonmasterclass

    scaleswellenoughtoplaywellineverykey.

    Playingjazzinpublic,finally
    Pianologist.comjazzarticles

    Imustsay,havingjustwrittenabouttheimportanceofplayingbyear,itfeltgreattohavethat

    BobbyHutcherson,CharlesTolliver

    messagevalidatedbyPayton'shistoryandhisapproachtomusic.

    JonHendricksmasterclass
    NYCJazzJan2007

    PRACTICE ROUTINE
    Likemosttrumpetplayers,Nicholashasastandardpracticeroutine.Hisroutineincludes

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    Neweartrainercomingsoon
    UpdateEarTrainingArticle

    breathingexercises,Cichowiczflowstudies,Clarkestudies1&2,Bowmanarticulationexercises,

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    Arbanslursandarticulationexercises,andwhispertones.Thewhispertonesarebasicallylong

    EartraineraudioupdateBETA

    tonesplayedataverylowvolume.

    Recentconcertsandplans
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    Asidefromashortdemonstrationofthewhispertoneexercises,therewasn'tanyplayingduring

    WessellAndersonmasterclass

    thismasterclass,eitherbyNicholasorstudents.AfterseeingRandyBreckerandtheHeath

    Eartrainerupdatemodulations

    Brothers,Ihadsortofexpectedthateverymasterclasshasajamsessionand/ora

    JazzatRhapsody
    Flugelhornconclusion

    demonstrationofspecifictechniques.Earlierthatday,Nicholashadbeenrehearsingwiththe
    GeorgiaStateUniversityjazzbandforaconcertlaterthatnight,soperhapstherewasn'tajam
    sessionbecausehewantedtogivehischopsabreak.

    Eartrainerupdaterepeatedloops
    RememberingNewOrleans
    Jazzinterviews
    Movedtonewserver,updates

    THE CONCERT

    Jazzblogsites
    Heathbrothersmasterclass

    Asmentioned,NicholasperformedwiththeGeorgiaStateUniversitybigbandthatevening.At

    Morehousejazzw/SeanJones

    first,Iwasdisappointedtolearnthathewasonlyjoiningthemduringthesecondoftwosets.

    NicholasPaytonmasterclass

    Thedisappointmentworeoffquickly,however,astheGSUbigbandwassogoodthatInearly

    Flugelhornit'sback!

    forgotallaboutNicholas.Whenhedidfinallyjointhem,hesoundedincredible(asexpected).

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    Flugelhorngoneforrepairs
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    FINAL NOTE - GETTING SCHOOLED

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    Atonepointduringthemasterclass,aGSUstudentaskedNicholasifheeverpracticeslegit

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    music.Witha'noyoudiint'lookonhisface,Nicholasresponded"soJazzisn'tlegit?"Ouch!

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