Walter Payton Jr., the genial bassist who anchored the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and shaped generations of public school students, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital-New Orleans following a ...

the longtime bassist in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, suffered a minor stroke Jan. 8 while on tour. He remains hospitalized in the Washington D.C. area. Payton, 67, is a versatile bassist with ...

Walter Payton—New Orleans bassist and music educator—has passed away at the age of 68 on Thursday, October 28, after a long illness. A native of the city, Payton taught for twenty-five years in the ...

Preservation Hall Director Ben Jaffe today wrote his recollections of the late bassist Walter Payton, who passed away yesterday: Walt’s been a part of my as long as I can remember. I started studying ...

“The Preservation Hall Jazz Band suffered a serious blow, earlier this week, with the passing of bassist Walter Payton. Still, they played on (bassless) – with a photo of Walter, surrounded by ...