Payton Bryk is an inventive musician hailing from the Chicagoland area.

He has been fortunate enough to have performed at nationally recognized venues such as Jazz Showcase and Arsht Center, and he has shared the stage with Jason Moran, Sean Jones, Jaleel Shaw, Tia Fuller, Vincent Gardener, and Dee Alexander.

And since 2024, Payton has been showcasing his own projects at local venues in Chicago and Miami.

He is influenced by the soulfulness of Chicago’s music and the playfulness of Miami’s. Some of his main inspirations include Charlie Parker, Logan Richardson, and Joel Ross.

  • Through his ongoing studies of improvised music, Payton seeks to spontaneously create original music as a response to his environment while honoring his foremothers and forefathers.

  • Payton’s compositions tell stories of the human experience. They carefully blend characteristics of jazz, r&b, hip hop, rock, and classical music, and are vehicles for improvisational expression.

  • As an intern at Rax Trax Recording Studio, and a licensed engineer at the Weeks Recording studio in Miami, Payton is learning to record and mix music.