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Gregory Porter

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Gregory Porter discovered the music of Nat King Cole through his mother. At the age of five he wrote a song called “Once Upon A Time, I Had A Dreamboat” and recorded it onto a tape. When his mother returned home from work and heard it, she exclaimed in amazement "Boy, you sound like Nat King Cole." From that moment on, Gregory had a desire to know more about this man and his music, and spent hours playing his mother’s old Cole records on his plastic Playskool record player. Since then, Gregory's passion and commitment to expressing himself through music has remained strong, and he has developed a distinct style that ranges from jazz, funk, R&B, blues and gospel—one that is soulful while still maintaining the elegance he learned from his earlier influences. Currently, Gregory has developed a show that is a tribute to the music and memory of Nat Cole

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Article: Album Review

Tony Tixier: Poems Never End

Read "Poems Never End" reviewed by Neil Duggan


Serendipity is the art of everything being in the right place at the right time, and so it proved for Tony Tixier on a whirlwind trip to New York City. Recorded during a single afternoon and without a predetermined plan for the session, the album Poems Never End was recorded in one take, with nothing added, ...

Article: Album Review

Ines Velasco: A Flash of Cobalt Blue

Read "A Flash of Cobalt Blue" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Dopo la laurea con lode al Berklee College in composizione e varie esperienze di orchestrazione nell'ultimo decennio (Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest, Gregory Porter, Avenged Sevenfold, NY Philharmonic String Quartet, la National Jazz Orchestra of México), la messicana Ines Velasco debutta con un proprio album in veste di compositrice e bandleader. Il lavoro è stato ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Meet Tyreek McDole

Read "Meet Tyreek McDole" reviewed by Cheryl K.


In this hour, an interview with New York City-based baritone vocalist Tyreek McDole. His debut album Open Up Your Senses is available on Artwork Records. Plus, new music from vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and pianist Bill Charlap and the Jazz-Funk unit Azymuth. Playlist Tessa Souter “If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" from ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dena DeRose, Amina Claudine Myers, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Antonia Bennett, Jennifer Lee, MzVal & More

Read "Dena DeRose, Amina Claudine Myers, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Antonia Bennett, Jennifer Lee, MzVal & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Antonia Bennett, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Jennifer Lee, MzVal, Dena DeRose, Amina Claudine Myers, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, with birthday shoutouts to Erica Seguine and Jaimie Branch, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Johnny O'Neal, Somi, The Ostara Project, Blossom Dearie and More

Read "Johnny O'Neal, Somi, The Ostara Project, Blossom Dearie and More" reviewed by Jua Howard


Greetings Music Family! It's finally time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got new music from Johnny O'Neal, The Ostara Project, Hard Bop Messengers and Kurt Elling; and more timeless music from Nancy Wilson, Somi, Blossom Dearie, Bilal, The RH Factor and many more. Come get lost in the music with me! ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Gregory Porter, Jo Harrop, Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, And More

Read "Gregory Porter, Jo Harrop, Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, And More" reviewed by Colin Muirhead


Featuring vocal tracks linked to gigs taking place in North East England during May. With music by Gregory Porter, Jo Harrop, Robben Ford, Curtis Stigers, Strictly Smokin' Big Band and more. Playlist Gregory Porter “On My Way to Harlem" from Be Good (Motéma Music) 00:00 Jo Harrop “The Path of a Tear (Live--Acoustic Version)" ...

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Article: Live Review

Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 1-4

Read "Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 1-4" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 Thirteen is young for most things, smartphones, cars and your average household pet aside. Thirteen is young for jazz festivals too, but as jazz festivals go, Brilliant Corners qualifies as a precocious youth. Its programming, whilst musically inclusive and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Soulful Singer Gregory Porter Returns To New Jersey Performing Arts Center, June 29

Soulful Singer Gregory Porter Returns To New Jersey Performing Arts Center, June 29

Prudential North to Shore Festival + sponsored in part by TD Bank Tickets go on sale Friday, March 7, 2025 NJPAC Prudential Hall Betty Wold Johnson Stage One Center Street Newark, NJ 07102 As part of this summer’s highly anticipated Prudential North to Shore Festival, smoother-than-silk 2X GRAMMY winner Gregory Porter ...

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Article: Profile

A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz: Part 1

Read "A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz: Part 1" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 The history of jazz in Ukraine can be traced fairly precisely according to academic, literature teacher and jazz journalist Alexander Yudin. Writing in The History Of European Jazz: The Music, Musicians And Audience in Context (Equinox Publishing, 2018), Yudin credits Yuliy Meitus with ...


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