Gregory Porter News

Dom Hartley-Harris, star of West End musicals Hamilton, Bat out of Hell and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, brings his debut solo show Dom Hartley-Harris: Live in London to Crazy Coqs on Wednesday 5 October 2022.

Playhouse Square will welcome unique shows to its stages this September, spanning comedy, dance, music and theatrical performances.

Chris Botti announces the debut of Chris Botti at Sea, a luxury cruise personally curated by the incomparable musician. Scheduled to sail from February 8 – 15, 2024 from Miami to Aruba and Curacao on Celebrity Cruises' Summit, the voyage will bring the very best in music, accommodations, and destinations together. 

Adi Oasis (fka Adeline) has released her debut single & official video 'Red To Violet', a soulful, politically-charged ode to women of color for which she teamed up with R&B poet & musician Jamila Woods – calling it a “dream collaboration”. Watch the new music video now! Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

The award-winning, Detroit-native will hit several UK spots including Pizza Express Soho, The Pheasantry Chelsea and Hampstead Jazz Club. Kosins, known for her energetic and eclectic musical palette and distinguished international performance history, is thrilled to  return overseas. Check out the new single and tour dates now!

Leading local promoter Showtime Management is proud to share the news of ‘An Intimate Evening with Gregory Porter’ in association with Cape Talk at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town on 21 January at 7pm followed by three Johannesburg concerts in association with 702 at Montecasino’s Teatro on 26, 27 and 28 January at 8pm.

Porter er en kjær Norgesvenn og solgte ut Hovedscenen sist han var her i 2012 sammen med Kringkastingsorkestret. Nå er han tilbake – denne gangen med Kristiansand Symfoniorkester, som har invitert ham i anledning 10-årsjubileet til Kilden teater- og konserthus. Porter og orkestret kommer rett fra konsert i Kristiansand til en skikkelig festaften her i Operaen, ledet av dirigent Hans Ek. 

Pierre van der Westhuizen, Executive and Artistic Director of The Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival, have announced the appointment of Grammy Award-winning producer Seth Abramson as Director of Jazz Awards.

Carter Calvert, the Broadway actress-singer who previously wowed audiences at Bucks County Playhouse as the iconic country music legend in “Always ... Patsy Cline,” will bring her one-woman show, “Viva La Diva,” back to the historic playhouse on Sunday, August 14 at 7:00 pm.

Since being introduced in the 1936 musical 'Swing Time,' the song has been recorded over the years by greats including Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, and Gregory Porter. Nat King Cole first popularized the song and Welsman targeted Cole’s 1962 recording of “Pick Yourself Up” with George Shearing as her definitive template.

Los Angeles is home to many artistic movements, and jazz (believe it or not) is no exception,' leads the intro from Spectrum News 1 TV for a SoCal Scene Arts & Entertainment segment featuring the storied life and career of Grammy/Emmy Award winning composer/arranger Gordon Goodwin, who's been nominated for 21 Grammys over his five decades in music.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association has announced that celebrated comedian Arsenio Hall has been named this year’s host for the annual Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival (formerly Playboy Jazz Festival), presented by the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl, June 25–26, 2022.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), known for bringing world-class entertainment close to home is announcing a line-up of diverse new shows that go on-sale Friday, June 10that 10:00 AM.

The move follows the release of ACRAZE’s global smash “Do It To It” through Thrive’s deal with Capitol Music Group’s Virgin Music label. “Do It To It” (ft. Cherish) has amassed over 8.4 billion combined global streams since its release last August.

On Monday, May 23, Birdland Theater presenting dancer/singer/choreographer John Manzari in “The First Set,” a high-energy show highlighting the influence of tap dance on African American music through songs by Ahmad Jamal, Gregory Porter, Bill Evans, and others.

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present a historic evening with two legendary Broadway stars Anita Gillette and Lee Roy Reams for the first time on Monday, June 13 at 7:00 PM.

McCarter Theater Center has announced that after two virtual galas during the pandemic, the highly anticipated annual tradition will return with a live 2022 event in Princeton, on Saturday, June 4th. 

BIRDLAND THEATER will present pop/jazz vocalist and songwriter Liam Forde – celebrating the release of his first album Great to Be Here – on Monday, June 13 at 8:30 PM.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present John Manzari – the acclaimed dancer, singer, actor, and choreographer currently appearing on Broadway in Funny Girl – in a special event on Monday, May 23 at 8:30 PM.

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present Nashville vocalist Wendy Moten – best known for her 2021 run on NBC’s “The Voice” – in a special concert on Monday, May 16 at 7:00 PM. Her show will include songwriter Richard Whiting hits including “He’s Funny That Way,” “My Ideal,” “Miss Brown,” and “Too Marvelous For Words.”