Some excellent news for a depressing January day? GREGORY PORTER is again … and the way! At this time, (Thursday 16th January) the “JAZZ CAT IN THE HAT” has launched a brand new single… ‘Revival’. Extra excellent news…. ‘Revival’ heralds a brand new album….’All Rise’ which is about for launch on 17th April. Launched on Decca/Blue Be aware, the LP shall be Gregory’s first since 2017’s ‘Nat King Cole & Me’ and it’ll characteristic all new, authentic materials – a combination, we’re advised, of “jazz, soul, blues, and gospel” that includes “heart-on-sleeve lyrics imbued with on a regular basis philosophy and real-life element’.
Album manufacturing is right down to Troy Miller (Calvin Harris, Rag’n’Bone Man, Amy Winehouse) whereas the musicians embrace Porter’s long-time loyal band mates, a handpicked horn part, a 10-member choir, and the London Symphony Orchestra Strings.
2020 can even see Gregory take the place of ‘Visitor Curator’ on the Cheltenham Jazz Competition, performing there on fifth Might, and he’ll embark upon a serious UK tour (9-26 Might), with a sequence of enviornment reveals in addition to 4 nights at London’s Royal Albert Corridor.