Nicholas Payton - Recording "A Supreme Blue" Release

Nicholas Payton brings *A Supreme Blue* to Blues Alley for a two-night recording-release engagement honoring the centennials of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. The project revisits the spirit of Davis’s *Kind of Blue* and Coltrane’s *A Love Supreme*, combining tribute with Payton’s own modern interpretation.

Payton serves as producer, trumpeter, keyboardist, and bandleader. His music draws on bebop, swing, the Great American Songbook, New Orleans second-line and Mardi Gras Indian traditions, instrumental soul, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, and Afro-descended musical traditions from Central America and the Caribbean. A New Orleans musical heir and acclaimed virtuoso, Payton has led ensembles ranging from solo performances to a 21-piece big band and has composed works including *The Black American Symphony*. His major-label debut as a leader was *From This Moment* on Verve.

When: Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, 2026

Showtimes: September 26 at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.; September 27 at 5:30 and 8:00 p.m. The page’s ticket listing specifically displays the September 26, 7:00 p.m. performance.

Tickets: $60, plus a $7 fee for the performance listed on the page. Pricing for the other performances is not specified.

Lineup: Nicholas Payton, producer, trumpeter, keyboardist, and bandleader

Venue: Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007

Doors: For the Saturday performances, doors open at 6:00 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., respectively.

Seating: First come at the door.

Food and beverage: A $15 food-and-beverage minimum per person applies and is not included in the ticket price.

Policies: Tickets are final sale, nonrefundable, and nontransferable. Photography and recording of any kind are prohibited during the performance, and guests are asked to keep conversation to a minimum.