Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Grabriel Poso is joined by Osunlade performing their soulful afto-latin rendition of "You Dont Love Me".
Look for Poso's full length second album, Roots of Soul to drop June 8th.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 via irockjazztv
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Gregory Porter talks about his professional evolution.
Gregory Porter, jazz in Interviews, Video Thursday, April 5, 2012 His new album, Be Good is available at iTunes or Motema Music.
Brilliant, Grammy-nominated, jazz vocalist Gregory Porter(@I_GregoryPorter) does an excellent job with "On My Way to Harlem" keeping the mood light and bouncy with a hint of soul in his performance.
If you get the opportunity see him live take advantage of it. Watch his interview & performance with Brian Pace on The Pace Report below.
Gregory Porter, Harlem, jazz in Interviews, Music Sunday, April 1, 2012 May 21st 2011 Paris
Robert Glasper-Piano, Chris Dave - Drums, Casey Benjamin-Sax & Derrick Hodge-Bass
From his latest album, Black Radio on the Blue Note label.
They really drive the groove near the 9:00 mark.
Monday, March 26, 2012 From her new album Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding, jazz in Music, Video Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Gregory Porter(@i_GregoryPorter)is one of the most refreshing jazz vocalists I've heard in that last decade. Normally most guys you hear are a combination of Donny Hathaway and Fred Hammond - not Gregory Porter.
His vocal tone is uniquely his own, rich and original, yet familiar because of the quality it represents. As I've said, Bill Withers, Nat King Cole and yes, Sammy Davis Jr. come to mind when I hear him interpret a lyric.
The fusion of polished delivery meets raw soul is what I hear - Porter's sound is the past, the present and the future simultaneously. It's classic, it's contemporary and it's hip enough to move the genre forward.
I say this to say, I dig the guys stuff because of his authenticity. I've been exposed to jazz music my entire life and know a great vocalist when I hear one - Gregory Porter's merging of Blues/Soul/Jazz are so good that he could cut it outside of he genre as well. I'd love to hear him collaborate with Trombone Shorty, Lenny Kravitz, Jill Scott or Robert Randolph to name a few.
For now, I'm appreciative to be able to listen to Gregory Porter from Bakersfield, California(now residing in The People's Republic of Brooklyn) sing some mellow tones... and "Be Good".
Gregory Porter, jazz in Music, Video Wednesday, February 29, 2012 From the newly released Robert Glasper album, in stores.
Monday, February 27, 2012 The newest release from Grammy-nominated singer Gregory Porter's latest album, "Be Good", available at iTunes.
Gregory is a great singer who performs well live. Watch the man perform "Be Good" on the Carole King and Friends show on BBC Four:
Friday, February 24, 2012 Grammy-nominated Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter's new album, Be Good, has topped the iTunes charts and one of the standouts from that album is "Real Good Hands".
Gregory Porter is a jazz vocalist with an excellent command of phonation, intonation and vocal phrasing. Listening to him sing I hear so many of the greats - Nat King Cole, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway... even a little Sammy Davis Jr..
Diversify your listening experience with some Gregory Porter.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Break Thru Radio Pulse shines the spotlight on the disappearing jazz scene that once dominated Harlem night life and contributed to America's musical culture.
The jazz scene in the northeastern region of the United States was vital to the development and later popularization of jazz music. Artist often moved between a triangle of cities during the music's earlier years - New York City, Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were other towns in between, but those three dominated, in terms of the amount of musical talent and venues available for musicians to perform.
It was often common for major jazz musicians to move between Newark one night and The Village/Harlem the next. My grandfather, a jazz pianist often played with the likes of Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, etc. and they would often move around the area playing various jazz clubs.
It's really disappointing to see the live scene fade.
Monday, February 6, 2012 From Esperanza Spalding's forthcoming Radio Music Society album, due out March 20th.
In case you've forgotten, Ms. Spalding took home the "Best New Artist" Grammy last year.
Give her music a listen.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 From his Locke High 2 project.
Compton, Los Angleles, Terrace Martin, jazz in Mixtape, Music, Video Friday, September 30, 2011 Friday, September 23, 2011 Happy Birthday John Coltrane.
Even when he was misunderstood he was appreciated. His style of play would vary from comfortable to frenetic and agressive his song selection from midtempo to uptempo - Coltrane always evolved.
John Coltrane, jazz in Music, Video Monday, September 12, 2011 From producer Sinitus Tempo's recently released instrumental album, Peaceland available here...
Hip-Hop, Sinitus Tempo, Washington D.C., jazz in Mixtape, Music, Video