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After a nice little trip overseas having a holiday and checking out some artists 'Straightup' are very happy to be able to bring Gregory Porter to Australia for the very first time!

In the short time since Gregory Porter exploded onto the international music scene with his debut CD, Water, he has racked up a continuing stream of accolades and awards. Porter's Water garnered a 'Best Jazz Vocal ' Grammy nomination (a rare feat for a debut recording), rocketed to #1 on both iTunes and Amazon in the UK, made significant sales inroads and has soared on to be included on an international array of year-end 'Best Of' lists for 2010 in several genres. The happy result is that, in less than a year and a half, these successes have created a formidable draw for Porter as an international touring artist.
 
Now Straightup Agency is very happy to present Gregory Porter in Australia for the first time to celebrate the release of his second album, Be Good. This latest recording has exceeded all expectations including #1 iTunes charts in the UK, France, Germany and Italy among others and hitting a staggering #6 on the US Billboard charts.
 
Porter's ascending star is viewed most brightly in Europe, especially in the UK, where he has performed on Jamie Cullum's BBC radio program, on Later with Jools Holland, as  a featured guest at the London Jazz Festival and as one of two special guests on Carole King's  2011 BBC  holiday television special.
 
UK's Jazz Wise magazine named Water the #1 Jazz Album of 2011 (the first time a vocal album has achieved this distinction.). Meanwhile, across the channel in France and Belgium, press and radio have showered Porter with incredible accolades, lauding him as the new "Roi of Vocal Jazz," in both jazz and mainstream press outlets such as L'ExpressCrowned as "...the next big male vocal jazz star" by Allmusic.com.

Australian Tour Details

Melbourne
Saturday 3rd November
The Toff in Town

Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Sunday 4th November
Wangaratta Jazz Festival

 
Sydney
Monday 5th November
Blue Beat

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