Gregory Porter

A disarmingly sincere performer, with a groove that never quits, Gregory Porter has a voice of incredible virtuosity and a seemingly universal appeal as a songwriter. Ever since the positive critical and public response to his ‘Best Jazz Vocal’ Grammy®-nominated debut CD, Water (2010),some critics have called Porter a new “king’ of jazz,” and a “leader of the pack,” a performer of extraordinary presence who has been compared with the greatest of the greats, such as Joe Williams, Nat Cole, Donny Hathaway, and Marvin Gaye. As musically solid as his recordings are and as powerful and honest as Porter’s magnificent voice is, it may just well be the brilliance of his poetry and the unguarded depth of his emotional delivery that is most fueling his rapid rise to fame.