Gregory Porter, the twice Grammy-winning jazz singer behind Liquid Spirit, returns to the Royal Albert Hall for four summer nights.
Gregory Porter, twice a Grammy winner for Best Jazz Vocal Album, plays four nights at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington from 30 June to 4 July 2027.
Porter was born in Sacramento and raised in Bakersfield, California, where his mother, a minister, had him singing in church. A football scholarship took him to San Diego State University until a shoulder injury ended his playing.
He moved to Brooklyn in 2004, cooked at his brother’s restaurant and sang in neighbourhood rooms. A weekly residency at St. Nick’s Pub in Harlem produced his touring band.
Liquid Spirit, his first album for Blue Note, won the Grammy in 2014 and reached the UK top ten, which is rare for a jazz record. Take Me to the Alley won the same award in 2017.
He sang “As Time Goes By” at the VE Day 70 concert on Horse Guards Parade in 2015. Two years later he played the Hall in the Later… with Jools Holland 25th anniversary concert. The nights fall on 30 June and 1, 3 and 4 July.