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MIMS is excited premiere "Alcazar" an uplifting & cinematic slice of dancefloor ready jazz that should sound incredible on a good sound system in a dark, low-ceilinged room.

Recalling 4Hero and Cinematic Orchestra, Vertaal's Odyssey is due for release on Empty Quarter Tribe as a bonus track on the new physical and extended version of their debut release, 'Paradigm Shifting'.

The track was inspired by observing people’s habits and home rituals during lockdowns. Multi-instrumentalist Theo Howarth and drummer Ajit Gill are joined by bass player Severin Bruhin and saxophonist Loren Hignall.

Gill and Howarth originally bonded over a shared love of groove, broken beat, Dill, neo soul, and that blend of jazz with funk, soul and electronic music often referred to as nu jazz.

As Vertaal the duo recorded and released music inspired be these shared musical tastes, releasing the 'Speric' E.P. in 2017, and 'Paradign Shifting' album in 2020, both on Empty Quarter Tribe.

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Exclusive Premiere: Vertaal "Alcazar" (Forthcoming on Empty Quarter Tribe)

Mars Blues (Single)

Premiere: Telemakus - Mars Blues (feat. Chino Corvalán, Ted Taforo, Corydrums)

“Letters“:

Nicholas Payton — Trumpet, Piano, Rhodes, Organ
Vicente Archer — Bass
Bill Stewart — Drums

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About “The Egyptian Second Line” 

In the spirit of reclaiming that which colonization sought to destroy, I'm releasing the first single from my upcoming album Afro-Caribbean Mixtape at the top of Columbus Day weekend. Like a piece of African patchwork, this track is comprised of a lot of different elements — some old, some new. The main body of this record was constructed from the end vamp of a tune I wrote for Dr. Greg Carr (chair of African-American studies at Howard University) called, “Kimathi.” In fact, throughout the piece, you can hear my turntablist, DJ Lady Fingaz, scratching a sample I chopped from one of his interviews. I constructed a new work by cutting and pasting the best moments of Kevin Hays and I playing keyboards on top of the extended jam, and superimposed that over the groove laid down by bassist Vicente Archer, drummer Joe Dyson, and percussionist Daniel Sadownick. I did this with the help of my mix engineer, Blake Leyh (The Wire, Treme). 

Towards the beginning of the piece, you'll hear a chant from vocalists Yolanda Robinson, Jolynda Phillips, and Christina Machado. It's from a thing my father made up while walking through his childhood neighborhood of 13th Ward New Orleans back in the 1940s, “Na-na ni-ta ho-ho. Left, right. Left, right.” Thirty years later, as an elementary school band teacher at McDonogh #15, he had us chant this whenever we marched in second line parades. It recalls the syllabic prayers of ancient languages used in modern dance songs like Mani Dibango's “Soul Makossa,” of which Michael Jackson borrowed for “Wanna Be Startin' Something.”  


The centerpiece of the single is my recitation of a poem I wrote back in 2006 in the aftermath of the flood commonly referred to as “Katrina.” It's called “The Egyptian Second Line.” The gist of the poem toys with the theory that somehow Africans submitted to slavery in an attempt to become better versions of themselves. After the ladies chirp the hook, I step away from the keyboards and embrace the instrument I'm most known for — the trumpet — and blow a few before we take it out. With this song, I am channeling the energy of the ancestors to help give Africa back to herself in the best way I know how, through the power of music. 


In New Orleans, a “second line” is the procession where we dance in the streets to music played by a brass band to celebrate either life or death. When I think about what an Egyptian second line looks like, I think of the imagery of that photo of Louis Armstrong serenading his wife, Lucille in front of the Sphinx — again Africans giving Africa back to herself.
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released October 7, 2016 

Nicholas Payton: trumpet, spoken word, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3, Clavinet 

Kevin Hays: Fender Rhodes 

Vicente Archer: acoustic bass 

Joe Dyson: drums 

Daniel Sadownick: percussion 

DJ Lady Fingaz: turntable, sampler 

Yolanda Robinson: background vocals 

Jolynda Phillips: background vocals 

Composed by Nicholas Payton (BMI) 

Produced by Nicholas Payton 

Recorded, mixed, mastered, and designed using the PAYTONEsonic™ programming process 

Recording Engineer: David Stoller 

Assistant Engineer: Emily Eck 

Mixing Engineer: Blake Leyh 

Recorded at The Shed, New Orleans, LA 

Mastering: Michael Fossenkemper, Turtletone Studios, NYC 
turtletonestudio.com 

Art Direction: Nicholas Payton 

Cover Painting: Ayanna Bassiouni 

Cover Design: Ayanna Bassiouni

The Egyptian Second Line

Previewing music from “Payton's Place.”

Nicholas Payton: trumpet
Tim Warfield: tenor sax
Anthony Wonsey: piano
Reuben Rogers: bass
Adonis Rose: drums

The full set list is as follows (all compositions by me unless noted):

Back to the Source
Paraphernalia (Wayne Shorter)
The Last Goodbye
Concentric Circles
United (Wayne Shorter)
I'm Old Fashioned (Kern & Mercer)

The Nicholas Payton Quintet - Live at the Village Vanguard 12.14.97

Frolab x All The Way Live Presents...
The Robert Glasper Experiment LIVE "Bootleg Radio"

01-Black Radio feat.Yasiin Bey (Blue Note NYC)
02-A Love Supreme (Blue Note NYC)
03-Searching feat. Pete Rock (Roy Ayers Tribute at Jazz A La Villette- Paris, France)
04-Stakes is High feat. Yasiin Bey & Jon Jon (Blue Note NYC)
05-Electric Relaxation feat. Q-Tip (Highline Ballroom NYC)
06-The Way You Do It/Soul Control feat. Phonte (Le Poisson NYC)
07-Fever feat. Q-Tip (Highline Ballroom NYC)
08-ALL CAPS feat. DOOM (Montreux Jazz Festival)
09-Kick Push feat. Lupe Fiasco (Blue Note NYC)
10-Fantastic feat. Yasiin Bey (Blue Note NYC)
11-Find A Way feat. Q-Tip (Highline Ballroom NYC)
12-Reminisce feat. Bilal, Yasiin Bey (Highline Ballroom NYC)
13-Cypher feat. Lupe Fiasco,Yasiin Bey, Kanye West  (Blue Note NYC)

Compiled by: http://www.frolab.com
Live Recordings courtesy of: http://www.itsallthewaylive.net
Much respect to Jill Newman Prod and Revive Music

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The Nicholas Payton Quintet - Live at the Village Vanguard 12.14.97

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