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Music Friday: Nicholas Payton reaching those high notes

January 25, 2007

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton is the son of musician Walter Payton and started his career at the age of eight playing for the Young Tuxedo Brass Band. Take a peek at his interview with NPR last year and then sit back and listen to him absolutely wail out the high notes in this clip from 2001.

Behind the cut, Nicholas Payton.

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