Gregory Porter

American Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Gregory Porter will perform in Cape Town and Johannesburg in January next year.

The album title echoes my last one, All Rise, because I am reiterating something evident in my music and the new songs here – this upward-looking optimism about life and love. Over the past decade, Porter has taken the world by storm, bringing jazz to the masses and collecting numerous accolades and acknowledgements. Of the collection, Porter said: “This is my music up until now, but it’s not a ‘Greatest Hits’. “There is always something in an artist’s career that people don’t know about; I wanted to bring it to their attention. It also became the one of the most streamed jazz albums of all time, with over 20 million streams. Known for his warm baritone vocals, he rose to acclaim in 2010 with his earthy, cross-pollinated brand of jazz, soul, and gospel.

Leading local promoter Showtime Management is proud to announce 'An Intimate Evening with Gregory Porter' in association with Cape Talk at Kirstenbosch ...

Following engagements across the USA and Europe for the remainder of this year, Gregory Porter will kick-off his 2023 touring schedule in South Africa with 'An Intimate Evening with Gregory Porter". Don't miss this opportunity to get up close and personal in the company of this jazz legend live in concert. In 2020 Gregory Porter eagerly returned to the studio with the release of his sixth studio album 'All Rise', out on Decca Records / Blue Note. His second effort for Blue Note, Take Me to the Alley, was released in early 2016, and featured Porter's own version of "Holding On," a track he co-wrote and previously recorded with electronic act Disclosure. 'All Rise' also represents the evolution of Porter's art to something even more emphatic, emotive, intimate, and universal too. Known for his warm baritone vocals, singer and songwriter Gregory Porter rose to acclaim in the 2010s with his earthy, cross-pollinated brand of jazz, soul, and gospel. The album title echoes my last one, All Rise, because I am reiterating something evident in my music and the new songs here - this upward-looking optimism about life and love. "Whether he's recording, streaming or live on stage, Gregory Porter is big in stature and voice but far bigger in the hearts of his South African fans," says Showtime Management's Tony Feldman. A gifted singer of standards as well as more contemporary soul material, Porter has earned favourable comparisons to his idols Nat King Cole, Donny Hathaway, and Stevie Wonder. The concert album One Night Only: Live at the Royal Albert Hall arrived in 2018. It also became the one of the most streamed jazz albums of all time, with over 20 million streams. Hailing from New York, seven-time GRAMMY nominee, Gregory Porter is easily recognised by his signature cap and "deep booming baritone".