Gregory Porter: ‘I didn’t have structured mentors, but you sing in church for 20 years and before you know it, you have some advice' (Erik Umphery) I said my whole life my father gave me ...

Porter grew up in Bakersfield, Calif., one of eight children with an absent father. Young Gregory got his social conscience from his mother Ruth, a preacher who ministered to the poorest and neediest.

Gregory Porter is never seen performing without his signature flat cap, and on Wednesday night the Grammy-winning jazz vocalist opened a concert by tipping it to some of the earlier artists who ...

Gregory Porter's new album, "All Rise," was shaped by the loss of his brother to COVID-19 and by his relationship to his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif.

The uplifting power of love to overcome even the most wrenching adversity fuels the music of Grammy Award-winning vocal star Gregory Porter, whose deeply felt songs blur the lines between jazz, gos… ...

Gregory Porter, the Grammy-winning vocalist, discusses his approach to blending jazz, soul and gospel while maintaining themes of love and optimism in his performances.

After some of the darkest days of Gregory Porter’s life, music lights the way By Bill Beuttler Globe correspondent,Updated January 13, 2022, 2:18 p.m.

Gregory Porter rises up on stirring new album: ‘We need things to elevate us’ Music transformed the Grammy-winning vocal star after an injury abruptly ended his college football career at San ...