Gregory Porter has released the second single off his upcoming Nat King Cole tribute Nat King Cole & Me due out October 27 on Blue Note Records. Check out “L-O-V-E” featuring Terence Blanchard on trumpet and Porter acolytes pianist Christian Sands, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Ulysses Owens in the rhythm section. … [Read more...]
Exit Zero Jazz Festival Autumn Edition Preview
The 6th Autumn Edition of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival kicks off in Cape May, NJ, November 9-12, 2017. As with every jazz festival there’s something to please everyone. Here are some acts that caught Nextbop’s attention. You can purchase tickets for the festival here. Should be a fun couple of days.Gregory Porter Saturday, November 11, MusicConnects Stage at Schmidtchen … [Read more...]
Gregory Porter Drops New Single “Smile”
The details of Gregory Porter’s latest album have just been announced. The GRAMMY-winning vocalist will be tackling the Nat King Cole songbook on Nat King Cole & Me, set to drop October 27th on Blue Note Records. With the help of 6-time GRAMMY-winning arranger Vince Mendoza, the London Studio Orchestra, a core band featuring pianist Christian Sands, bassist Reuben Rogers, and … [Read more...]
Nextbop’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016
There's no universal theme or overall consensus in jazz this year. No overblown hype machine, no clamoring for a seemingly agreed upon savior, no important trendsetting bucking of past conventions to take on new ones. Artists made art this year, as they do every year, and in the realm of jazz, they made art together. Collaborators collaborated, improvisors improvised. We, … [Read more...]
Disclosure – “Holding On” (Live at Wild Life) featuring Gregory Porter
Granted this isn’t jazz, but it’s always rewarding to see some of our favorite jazz musicians get a hold of the mainstream spotlight, even if just for a little bit. So whether it’s Brad Mehldau playing with John Mayer, Christian Scott blowing his horn alongside Thom Yorke and Atoms for Peace or Robert Glasper getting a lot of love on Kendrick Lamar’s new To Pimp a Butterfly, it … [Read more...]