Born in Provo, Utah in 1971 (to seminal Utah folk singer Marvin Payne) Sam Payne’s contemporary jazz-inflected folk recordings and live performances (whether as a solo act or with his band, The Sam Payne Project) have established him as a performing songwriter in venues across the United States and beyond. His live shows include a spoken storytelling element that Payne has incorporated into his later albums. Payne's catalog includes albums of highly-produced jazz-pop recordings, as well as albums of stripped-down acoustic folk tunes and stories. Payne also writes and prod… read more
Born in Provo, Utah in 1971 (to seminal Utah folk singer Marvin Payne) Sam Payne’s contemporary jazz-inflected folk recordings and live performances (whether as a solo act or with his band, The Sam Payne Project) have established him as a performing songwriter in venues across the United Stat… read more
Born in Provo, Utah in 1971 (to seminal Utah folk singer Marvin Payne) Sam Payne’s contemporary jazz-inflected folk recordings and live performances (whether as a solo act or with his band, The Sam Payne Project) have established him as a performing songwriter in venues across the United States and beyond. His live shows include a spoken storytelling element that… read more