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Jamie chats to the Grammy nominated and Brooklyn-based singer songwriter Gregory Porter. He talks about his rise to success, after years of playing in small jazz clubs in New York.

Jamie chats to the Grammy nominated and Brooklyn-based singer songwriter Gregory Porter.

He talks about his recent rise to success, after years of playing in small jazz clubs in New York, and his new album Be Good.

The two musicians discuss their different approaches to composition and Gregory Porter shares stories about the people who have helped him get to where he is today.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Jan 2012 19:00

Music Played

  • Chick Webb

    Harlem Congo

    • Decca Records.
  • Paul McCartney

    I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

    • Kisses On The Bottom.
    • Mercury Records.
  • Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson - A Handful Of Riffs

  • Jo茫o Gilberto, Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim (Featuring Astrud Gilberto)

    Corcovado

    • Getz / Gilberto.
    • Verve Records.
  • Gregory Porter Interview

    • Gregory Porter

      Illusion

      • Water.
      • Mot茅ma Music.
  • Gregory Porter

    1960 What?

    • Water (Live At Maida Vale).
  • Gregory Porter

    Be Good

    • Be Good.
    • Mot茅ma Music.
  • Gregory Porter

    On My Way To Harlem

    • Be Good.
    • Mot茅ma Music.
  • Ornette Coleman

    Ramblin'

    • Change of The Century.
    • Atlantic Records.
  • Laura Marling

    The Muse

    • A Creature I Don鈥檛 Know.
    • Virgin Records.

Broadcast

  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 19:00