Premieres Track premiere: ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain,’ by Akua Allrich, feat. Nicholas Payton When Akua Allrich played CapitalBop’s DC Jazz Loft last year, all she brought along were the raw materials: bass,... March 5, 2015 0
Weekend in Jazz 6.13-6.15: #BAM at Blues Alley, on Black Broadway and beyond A few years ago, Nicholas Payton ginned up controversy in the easiest way possible: By speaking the straight and... June 12, 2014 0
Interview | Nicholas Payton reflects on race, music and the slow death of convention (AUDIO) “Some musicians and fans thought that I was talking about the music itself, and the tradition, and its history.... December 27, 2011 11