Trevor Winston Payne, OC[1] (born 21 December 1948) is a Canadian musician and member of the Order of Canada (1996).
[2] He sang as a young toddler,[3] and began studying the piano at the age of 8; he later added the saxophone, percussion, cello and keyboards.
[2][3] The choir became popular in the Montreal gospel scene as well as internationally, recording several albums and performing at events for Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth.
[6] The MJGC also performed with singers such as Salome Bey, Celine Dion, Ranee Lee, and Jackie Richardson, as well as jazz pianist Oliver Jones, who introduced them to Justin Time Records.
[6] Payne also composed, and taught music at John Abbott College in the Montreal suburb of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue in the West Island from 1974 until he retired in 2006.