Gregory Porter
Over the past decade, Gregory Porter has brought contemporary jazz to the masses. He has received numerous accolades and acknowledgements, including two Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album. He is a well-loved favourite on popular TV shows such as Graham Norton, Jools Holland, Strictly Come Dancing and was the first celebrity to sing on CBeebies Bedtime Stories!
This year, after a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gregory Porter is back with a world tour that will take him to the best venues in Europe and the most prestigious music festivals in the world. And he does this following the release of Still Rising, an exquisite collection of musical delights. The first disc includes five brand-new tracks, two new arrangements, and nine of Porter’s most loved global tracks. The second disc features breath-taking covers and duets, boasting songs with Paloma Faith, Moby, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Goldblum, Ella Fitzgerald and many more. The new song and first single from the album “Dry Bones,” was written and produced by Troy Miller (Diana Ross, Rag’n’Bone Man, Emeli Sandé).
Of the collection, Porter says: “This is my music up until now, but it’s not a ‘Greatest Hits’. They often come at the end of someone’s career, and I still feel new and young in mine. I have much more to say. There is always something in an artist’s career that people don’t know about; I wanted to bring it to their attention. 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. It’s an unfinished story for me, both musically and personally. And I’m still learning how to do this. Still rising.”
Line-Up:
Gregory Porter: vocals
Chip Crawford: piano
Emanuel Harrold: drums
Tivon Pennicott: sax
Jahmal Nichols: bass
Ondrej Pivec: Hammond organ
