Nick Hempton

Alto Sax
Artist Albums
Recently Added
02/18/2024
Smalls
Nick Hempton Quartet
02/06/2024
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Hendrik Meurkens Quintet
10/29/2023
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Nick Hempton Quartet & Jam session
09/03/2023
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Nick Hempton Quartet & Jam session
08/06/2023
Mezzrow
Champian Fulton, Nick Hempton & Hide Tanaka
07/23/2023
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Nick Hempton Quartet
06/08/2023
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Nick Hempton Quartet & Jam Session
04/26/2023
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Nick Hempton Quartet
02/12/2023
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Nick Hempton Quartet
02/05/2023
Mezzrow
Champian Fulton, Hide tanaka & Nick Hempton
10/23/2022
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Nick Hempton Quartet & Jam Session
09/15/2022
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Hendrik Meurkens quintet
07/31/2022
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Nick Hempton Quartet
04/10/2022
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Nick Hempton Quartet & Jam Session
01/30/2022
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Nick Hempton Quartet
12/29/2021
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Hendrik Meurkens sextet
11/11/2021
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Nick Hempton Quartet - 'Slick' Album Release
09/02/2021
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Nick Hempton Quartet
05/30/2021
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Nick Hempton Quartet
03/11/2021
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Nick Hempton Quartet
03/08/2021
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Smalls Jam Session Featuring Miki Yamanaka
01/11/2021
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Joe Magnarelli Quintet
12/25/2020
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Nick Hempton Band
12/13/2020
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Joe Magnarelli Quintet
11/15/2020
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Joe Magnarelli Quintet
09/01/2020
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Joe Magnarelli Quintet
02/16/2020
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Nick Hempton Quartet
09/15/2019
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Nick Hempton Quintet
07/14/2019
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Nick Hempton Band
05/26/2019
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Nick Hempton Band
03/31/2019
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Nick Hempton Band
02/10/2019
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Nick Hempton Band
11/18/2018
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Nick Hempton Band
09/23/2018
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Nick Hempton Band
07/10/2018
Mezzrow
Miki Yamanaka & Adi Meyerson "Polite Jam Session"
07/08/2018
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Nick Hempton Band
06/10/2018
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Nick Hempton Band
05/13/2018
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Nick Hempton Band
04/22/2018
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Nick Hempton Band
03/18/2018
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Nick Hempton Quartet
02/25/2018
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Nick Hempton Band
01/21/2018
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Nick Hempton Quartet
12/16/2017
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Smalls Showcase: Panas Athanatos Quartet
11/09/2017
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Nick Hempton Trio
10/30/2017
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Hillel Salem - After-hours Jam Session
09/07/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
07/27/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
06/01/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
05/14/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
04/20/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
03/02/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
02/19/2017
Mezzrow
Nick Hempton & Friends "After-hours"
02/09/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
01/19/2017
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The Nick Hempton Band
12/29/2016
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The Nick Hempton Band
11/20/2016
Mezzrow
Nick Hempton & Friends "After-hours"
11/17/2016
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Trio
10/26/2016
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The Jordan Young Organ Trio
10/20/2016
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Band
09/01/2016
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The Nick Hempton Band
08/11/2016
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
07/14/2016
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
06/28/2016
Mezzrow
Mezzrow "Polite" Jam session
06/09/2016
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Quartet
05/12/2016
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
04/14/2016
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
03/17/2016
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Quartet
02/11/2016
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Band
12/10/2015
Mezzrow
"after-hours" with Sarah Slonim
11/12/2015
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Quartet
10/22/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
09/03/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
08/06/2015
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Band
07/02/2015
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The Nick Hempton Band
06/04/2015
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The Nick Hempton Band
05/07/2015
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The Nick Hempton Band
04/16/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
03/19/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
02/27/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
02/13/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
01/30/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
01/16/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
01/02/2015
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
12/19/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
12/05/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
11/21/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
11/09/2014
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The Tom Tallitsch Sextet
11/07/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
10/24/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
10/10/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
09/05/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
08/22/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
07/11/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
06/27/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
05/16/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
04/18/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
04/10/2014
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Migrant Workers
03/21/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
01/10/2014
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
12/13/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
11/15/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
09/20/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
08/17/2013
Smalls
The Nick Hempton Band
06/14/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
05/24/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
04/26/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
03/15/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
02/22/2013
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
11/24/2012
Smalls
The Sacha Perry Sextet
11/23/2012
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The Sacha Perry Octet
11/17/2012
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
08/19/2012
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
05/11/2012
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
03/03/2012
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
01/08/2012
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The Nick Hempton Quintet
11/18/2011
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The Nick Hempton Quintet
10/29/2011
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
08/27/2011
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The Nick Hempton Quartet CD Release - "The Business"
02/19/2011
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
10/17/2010
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
06/12/2010
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
03/06/2010
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
12/05/2009
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
10/17/2009
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
08/13/2009
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
05/14/2009
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
02/10/2009
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
09/22/2008
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Dan Barnett's Australian Jazz All-Stars
04/24/2008
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
11/21/2007
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The Nick Hempton Quartet
Upcoming Shows
03/24/2024
Smalls
Nick Hempton Quartet
“What makes Nick Hempton’s music and persona so innately compelling that one can’t turn away? Perhaps it’s that he’s a character, in the sincerest of ways.” (NYC Jazz Record)  Nick Hempton is an alto and tenor saxophonist, playing swinging jazz music for the people. A veteran of the New York scene, he fills rooms big and small throughout the city, as well as concert halls and festivals around the world. Influenced by the greats of the instrument– Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Cannonball Adderley– and informed by a misspent youth playing Rhythm & Blues and Ska in his native Australia, Hempton's jazz is “gritty, entertaining, and thoroughly modern.” (Flophouse Magazine) Growing up on the mean streets of Sydney, Hempton and the Jazz School system didn’t see eye to eye, and he learnt to play jazz the old-fashioned way: jam sessions at local clubs and late night practice sessions on Sydney’s famous Harbour Bridge. A year at sea working on the cruise ships raised the funds for a flight, and in January 2004 he touched down in NYC. From 2005 to 2016 Nick led The Nick Hempton Band, delivering “highly entertaining, hard-driving and solid swinging modern jazz,” (E–Jazz News) to most of the major New York venues, as well as touring regionally and internationally. With this group, Nick released four highly-praised studio albums: “Nick Hempton Band” (self-released, 2008); “The Business” (Posi-Tone, 2011); “Odd Man Out” (Posi-Tone, 2013); and in 2015, the innovative “Catch and Release,” which was recorded and released track-by-track over the course of a year. This was followed by the pared-back “Trio Stonk” (SmallsLive, 2017), recorded live at NYC’s famed Smalls Jazz Club. In 2018, after years of flirting with the organ band format, Nick recorded his sixth album, the organ quartet outing, “Night Owl.” Featuring renowned guitar ace Peter Bernstein, Night Owl harkens back to the classic ‘60s organ band sound, “that greasy, funky soul-jazz popularized by the likes of Lou Donaldson, Grant Green and Stanley Turrentine... complete with a Gene Ammons-grade soul tenor sax.” (Something Else Reviews). “Night Owl” was such a gas, Nick took the same band back to the same studio, and the hotly-anticipated follow-up, “Slick,” was released to much acclaim in November 2021. Nick has built a strong reputation in NYC and abroad as an entertaining and energetic front man, whether in the organ band format, or leading conventional hard bop quartets and quintets. His itinerant lifestyle has taken him to stages throughout the US, Europe, and Australia, as well as regular visits to China and South East Asia. He has made numerous television and radio appearances, and has also developed an excellent reputation as a music educator, holding private lessons, clinics, and masterclasses for school- and mature-aged students.  On stage, in the studio, and on the road, Hempton continues to bring his “big fat grooves, a real sense of swing, strong melodies and even stronger rhythms” (AAJ) to audiences everywhere. When in New York, the Nick Hempton Band chooses to stay on the couch at the back of Smalls. Weblinks: www.nickhemptonband.com/ www.facebook.com/NickHemptonBand www.youtube.com/nickhemptonband www.instagram.com/NickHemptonBand