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SummerStage Presents Gregory Porter & Revive Big Band Led by Igmar Thomas at Rumsey Playfield - Central Park
Courtesy of City Parks Foundation | Posted on June 9, 2014
Where
Rumsey Playfield - Central Park
Central Park, New York, NY
New York, NY
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When
Sun, August 3, 2014
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Gregory Porter
vocalsIgmar Thomas
trumpetAbout
This is a FREE show. Tickets are not required. Patrons will be admitted first come, first in, until the venue reaches capacity.
Blue Note 75th Anniversary Celebration in association with Revive Music — Celebrating 15 years of Okayplayer
Gregory Porter’s Blue Note Records debut, the 2014 GRAMMY winning Liquid Spirit, arrived on the heels of two critically acclaimed, GRAMMY nominated indie label albums that quickly propelled Porter to the upper echelon of contemporary male jazz singers. Don Was, President of Blue Note, encouraged Porter to stay true to his artistic vision. “I firmly consider myself a jazz singer but I enjoy blues, southern soul, and gospel,” Porter says, “Those elements make their way inside my music. And I’ve always heard them in jazz.” Porter wields one of the most captivating baritone voices in music today. It emits enormous soul that conveys both the emotions and intellect of any given song without relying on vocal histrionics. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater praised Porter in JazzTimes, saying, “We haven’t had a male singer like him in a long time. He’s such a wonderful writer. He’s a story teller.”...