Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter plays the Swansea Building Society Arena on Thursday 24 June 2027, with the show starting at 7:30pm. He's a two-time Grammy Award winner who's built a name as one of the most celebrated voices in contemporary jazz, and this is a solo headline date.

His sound comes from a Southern Gospel upbringing in California and his mother's Nat King Cole record collection, and he's spent his career blending jazz, soul and gospel. He started singing in jazz clubs while at San Diego State University on a football scholarship, before moving to New York City. The early albums Water and Be Good brought him acclaim, and international success followed with Liquid Spirit, which hit number two on the jazz charts and won him his first Grammy. Take Me To The Alley earned him a second.

He's known for a warm baritone that's been described as 'liquid gold', and he's as comfortable with standards as he is with contemporary soul. The comparisons usually go to Nat King Cole, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. He often returns to those roots, as he did on his 2017 tribute album Nat King Cole & Me.

Tickets start from £75.40, which includes the booking fee, for the show on Thursday 24 June at the Swansea Building Society Arena, starting at 7:30pm.