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Trumpeter Nicholas Payton has a personal blog on 'wordpress'; something I understood a place that he has opened his inner-world to others. On "Meditations" category, there're nice thoughts of Nicholas Payton. Let me share the one that I found randomly & liked it a lot:

"If you don’t have any problems in your life, you’re doing something wrong. – Nicholas Payton"

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ABOUT NICHOLAS PAYTON

Nicholas Payton is the embodiment of every trumpet player who came before him, and he leads the way for all who follow. Hailed as a virtuoso before he was even out of high school, his maturation as a prodigious talent has earned him praise as one of the most important artists of our time.

In 1994, Nicholas Payton made his recording debut as a leader with From This Moment (Verve), where he was immediately recognized as a "young lion". Since then, Payton has consistently committed himself to developing a distinct voice beyond the strict labels that fans and critics alike have sought to pin on him.

He says: "As a musician, as an artist, you're always trying to zero in on the bull's eye as a means of becoming a better version of yourself. I've been able to find the kind of music that's more inclusive of all of my life. The approach and the ideas of my music have become more singular, more cohesive. I have no agenda in terms of a specific genre or style, only to be true to who I am."