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My Take
Gregory Porter is one of those voices that makes me believe jazz vocals still have room to grow. Born in Sacramento in 1971, he came up through stage work before breaking through as a singer-songwriter, and that theatrical grounding shows in how he sells a lyric. Two Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Liquid Spirit in 2014 and Take Me to the Alley in 2017, put him among the genre's modern standard-bearers. What I admire is the warmth; his baritone feels lived-in and unhurried rather than showy. He bridges jazz, gospel and soul in a way that pulls in listeners who'd never call themselves jazz fans.
Overview
Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for Liquid Spirit and then again in 2017 for Take Me to the Alley.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gregory Porter
- Name (Japanese)
- グレゴリー・ポーター
- Reading
- ぐれごりー・ぽーたー
- Born
- November 4, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / composer / singer-songwriter / jazz musician / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Highland High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.