If you go
› What: Nightfall featuring P.J. Morton.› When: 8 p.m. Friday, July 8; Courtney Reid opens at 7 p.m.› Where: Miller Plaza, 850 Market St.› Admission: Free.› Phone: 423-265-0771.› Website: www.NightfallChattanooga.com.
Maybe you know him from that three-time Grammy-winning pop/rock band he’s in, but Maroon 5 hasn’t really slowed PJ Morton’s solo career.
Morton has been associated with Maroon 5 since 2010 and took over primary keyboard duties in 2012 when Jesse Carmichael took a two-year sabbatical, making Morton a permanent member of the band. It’s Morton playing on the hit single “Payphone” from the platinum-selling 2012 album, “Overexposed.” He added keyboard and backing vocals for the band’s platinum-selling fifth album, “V,” in 2014.
Maroon 5 bandmates Adam Levine and James Valentine contributed to Morton’s solo EP, “Following My First Mind,” in 2012. Morton released his first full-length album, “New Orleans,” in 2013. In addition to collaborations with Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, it featured the Grammy-nominated single “Only One,” with Stevie Wonder.
That project could be called a dream come true. In interviews, Morton has credited Wonder with channeling his interest in music. Morton is the son of award-winning recording artist Bishop Paul S. Morton, so “music was always big around my family. Everyone sings or plays something,” he told YoungMoneyHQ.com.