Acclaimed singer-songwriter Gregory Porter was raised in Bakersfield, California and cites the Bakersfield Southern Gospel sound, as well as his mother’s Nat King Cole record collection, as fundamental influences on his own sound. Porter began singing in jazz clubs in San Diego while attending San Diego State University on a football scholarship. Eventually Porter moved […]
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Marcus Miller’s illustrious career spans over four decades, during which he has left an indelible imprint on jazz. Collaborating with some of the greatest names in jazz, such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, George Benson, Joe Sample, Natalie Cole, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr and Bob James, it is Miller’s pivotal […]