Nicholas Payton

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June 30, 2008 by nicholaspayton

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Nicholas Payton – Afro-Caribbean Mixtape

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Nicholas Payton – Textures

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Nicholas Payton – Letters

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Nicholas Payton – Numbers

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Nicholas Payton – Sketches of Spain

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Nicholas Payton – #BAM Live at Bohemian Caverns

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Recent Posts

On Why Adele Won Over Beyoncé…
Brooklyn Academy of Music Threatens The Creator of #BAM
Textures
Artwork for Textures — by Anastasia Pelias
Selections from “Textures”
#WorldSoWhite
Black Keys — article by Jennifer Odell
It’s Patti’s Pie
CALLING ALL ARTISTS/LOVERS: First International #BAM Masterclass in New York City
An Adversarial Katrinaversary and the Delusional Post-Diluvial New Orleans — a Manmade Disaster
What Folks Have To Say About “Letters” . . .
Press release for my upcoming album, “Letters,” written by Benny Green…
On Why Black Activism Is Not Being Anti-White
Letters
On Riley Curry . . .
Clear Circles: The Sequel To Blurred Lines
Will The Real Black Messiah Please Stand Up
Cosby, Garner, Allegations, and Assassination
The Savior of Archaic Pop Meets The Human Jukebox
Jive Turkeys and the New Black
#tbt: Nicholas Payton & Karriem Riggins — BoomBap in 1997
Nicholas Payton’s “Numbers” Mixtape (hosted by The Music Snobs)
Why Real Niggas Are Becoming An Endangered Species
The Anaconda Shakes It Off
Part III: Why Are We Still In The Streets?
Part II: An Honest Look at Black America
Part I: The Rise of Capitalism and The Fall of Culture
Message To Black America via Ferguson, Missouri
On The New Yorker “Satirizing” Sonny
The #BAM Babies in Anticipation of “Numbers”
Video: Bill Stewart with The Nicholas Payton Trio — Live at Blues Alley
Press Release for “Numbers,” by Nicholas Payton ft. Butcher Brown
Masters of Funky New Orleans Drumming — Vol. 1
Should I Spotify?
Do You Remember What It Was Like To Be Human?
“Snob of the Year,” Nicholas Payton Meets The Music Snobs
#BAM @ BAM
On Quincy Jones, Ray Brown, Brownie, Fat Girl, Fab, Art and Helen . . .
On The Art of Music Criticism . . .
Black American Music and the Jazz Tradition
All That Glitters Ain’t Sterling Silver
Another Shot in the Arm for Jazz
Album Review: Can Beyoncé’s Eponymous Apolcalyptic Album Bring Melody Back To The Mainstream?
Duking It Out with Teachout and Other Racist Assailants
Negromancing The Stone: A Tale of Mainstream Morbidity
On Art, Community, and the Culture of Commerce
A Nigga Tired: Why Non-Blacks Shouldn’t Say Nigga
Martin/Incognito: An Open Letter to Jason Whitlock
Why Jazz Still Isn’t Cool: The 2nd #BAMiversary in Review
On Truth and Beauty in the Age of Bullshit