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At the closing song of his last album ‘Take Me To The Alley’ Gregory Porter signified that he would return with something spectacular, and what more stunning than a tribute album to the legend that is Nat King Cole, in ‘Nat King Cole & Me’. ‘Nat King Cole & Me’ is a theatrical weaving of […]
Grammy Award winning artist Gregory Porter has teamed up with Grammy winning conductor Vince Mendoza to record new album ‘Nat King Cole & Me’. It’s the first time Porter has recorded with a full orchestra and under the direction of Mendoza, who has won 6 Grammys – you know it’s going to be something special. […]
Gregory Porter has made history with latest album ‘Take Me To The Alley’ as it soared into the UK Charts and nestled in the Top 5, making his offering the first Jazz album to break the chart in over a decade. It hasn’t been since Jamie Cullum’s 2005 album ‘Catching Tales’ that we’ve seen a […]
In a time when a lot of music seems to be centered around how well it can perform in the charts, it’s refreshing to hear yet another album by Gregory Porter which focuses more on lyrical content and well crafted musicianship. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this album may have gone a little off […]
Jazz and soul singer-songwriter Gregory Porter led a chorus of musicians including Mumford & Sons, Baaba Maal and The Very Best in a musical tribute to Prince on BBC show, Later With Jools Holland. Porter, who sites Prince as a significant influence on his music stated: “Prince was one of the musical masters, an extraordinary influence […]
Picture sitting in a 1950’s Harlem Jazz club with Tom Collins in hand. Art Blakey on drums, Chet Baker – trumpet, Thelonius Monk & Art Tatum on piano, Oscar Pettiford – double bass and Sonny Rollins on the sax. This is the caliber of musicians that came to De Montfort Hall, Leicester to back up […]
Inspired by his 3 year old son Demyan, lyrics describe “…the energy and the legacy I want to give him to carry on through his life.” New album ‘Take Me to the Alley’, released on Decca Records – 6 May 2016 The hotly anticipated follow up to the Grammy-winning, million-selling album Liquid Spirit
Jazz and Soul singer Gregory Porter released new single ‘Don’t Lose Your Steam’ today a song of encouragement to his 3 year old son Demyan. Speaking exclusively to Chris Evans on his Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Gregory talked about his inspiration for writing the song. “I write when I’m on planes, trains and automobiles” be began […]
Otty Warmann is a name you may remember from this years BBC Voice UK. Although judges failed to turn for his performance of ‘Express Yourself’ it didn’t dampened this young man’s creative spirit – spurring Otty on to create an EP and perform at this years Love Supreme Festival! Musicvein caught up with Otty Warmann to […]
