For the first time in Perth, prepare to be swept away by the succulent sounds of acclaimed US singer-songwriter Gregory Porter. Globally established as the most soulful jazz artist of his generation, Porter will headline this year’s Perth International Jazz Festival.
The ripple effects of his first album, Water, in 2010, have only grown stronger and more far-reaching as his career and album count has progressed. Raised on gospel and his mother’s Nat King Cole Collection, the two-time Grammy Award–winner has gathered accolades and fans wherever he goes. His 2013 Blue Note debut, Liquid Spirit, grew into a global phenomenon, selling more than a million albums and prompting NPR to declare him “America’s Next Great Jazz Singer”.
Sporting his signature newsboy cap, and performing a repertoire drawn from his seven albums, Porter will bring his musical prowess and inimitable charm to Perth audiences this October.