Like his brothers of stage and heart, Bèlènou, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Sonny Troupé and Mario Canonge, Grégory Privat is today considered one of the spearheads of the Caribbean jazz scene. His year 2024 opens under the sign of Phoenix, the name of his new album, which perfectly symbolizes this career of eternal artistic rebirth where each track is a pretext for new explorations, celebrating life, history and encounters. On July 12, the Palais Longchamp will shine with a thousand and one Caribbean stars, featuring spirituality, Creole songs tinged with urban pop and electro.With a baritone voice so recognizable and compelling, his mastery of the deepest traditions of soul, jazz and gospel, Gregory Porter has established himself as one of America's most acclaimed singers. A 2-time Grammy award winner in Vocal Jazz, 2014 and 2017, his artistry and sensitivity place this charismatic performer in the lineage of the greatest singers like Nat “King” Cole, one of his heroes. His very first album dedicated to Christmas, recorded with the legendary “Blue Note” label, pays tribute to his masters including Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, as well as to standards. For Gregory Porter, Christmas is a time for sharing: “I'm always thinking about balance,” he explains, “and that's something that's been passed on to me, and it keeps coming back in my music. And for Marseille Jazz des cinq continents, it's the promise of an exceptional moment on the summer stage of the Palais Longchamp....
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Like his brothers of stage and heart, Bèlènou, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Sonny Troupé and Mario Canonge, Grégory Privat is today considered one of the spearheads of the Caribbean jazz scene. His year 2024 opens under the sign of Phoenix, the name of his new album, which perfectly symbolizes this career of eternal artistic rebirth where each track is a pretext for new explorations, celebrating life, history and encounters. On July 12, the Palais Longchamp will shine with a thousand and one Caribbean stars, featuring spirituality, Creole songs tinged with urban pop and electro.With a baritone voice so recognizable and compelling, his mastery of the deepest traditions of soul, jazz and gospel, Gregory Porter has established himself as one of America's most acclaimed singers. A 2-time Grammy award winner in Vocal Jazz, 2014 and 2017, his artistry and sensitivity place this charismatic performer in the lineage of the greatest singers like Nat “King” Cole, one of his heroes. His very first album dedicated to Christmas, recorded with the legendary “Blue Note” label, pays tribute to his masters including Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, as well as to standards. For Gregory Porter, Christmas is a time for sharing: “I'm always thinking about balance,” he explains, “and that's something that's been passed on to me, and it keeps coming back in my music. And for Marseille Jazz des cinq continents, it's the promise of an exceptional moment on the summer stage of the Palais Longchamp.
A l’instar de ses frères de scène et de cœur, Bèlènou, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Sonny Troupé, Mario Canonge, Grégory Privat est considéré aujourd’hui comme l’un des fers de lance de la scène jazz caribéenne. Son année 2024 s’ouvre sous le signe du Phoenix, le nom de son nouvel album, qui symbolise à merveille cette carrière d’éternelle renaissance artistique où chaque titre est prétexte à de nouvelles explorations, célébrant ainsi la vie, l’histoire et les rencontres. Le 12 juillet, le Palais Longchamp va briller de mille et une étoiles caribéennes où il sera question de spiritualité, de chants créoles teintés de pop urbaine et d’électro.Avec sa voix de baryton si reconnaissable et fascinante, sa maîtrise des traditions les plus profondes de la soul, du jazz et du gospel, Gregory Porter s’est imposé comme l’un des chanteurs les plus acclamés d’Amérique. 2 fois Grammy awards du Jazz vocal, 2014 et 2017, le talent artistique et la sensibilité placent ce performer charismatique dans la lignée des plus grands chanteurs comme Nat « King » Cole, un de ses héros. Son tout premier album consacré à Noël, enregistré avec le mythique label « Blue Note », rend hommage à ses maîtres dont Marvin Gaye et Stevie Wonder et aux standards. Pour Grégory Porter, Noel, c’est l’occasion de partager : « Je pense toujours à l’équilibre », explique-t-il, cela m’a été transmis et ça revient sans cesse dans ma musique ». Et pour le Marseille Jazz des cinq continents, c’est la promesse d’un moment d’exception sur la scène estivale du Palais Longchamp.
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