Gregory Porter to Make Carnegie Hall Concert Debut on Valentine’s Day – Feb. 14th, 2018 | Announces Tour Dates 2017-2018

GREGORY PORTER WILL MAKE HIS CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT
WITH VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 14, 2018

PORTER’S NEW ALBUM NAT KING COLE & ME IS OUT NOW,
A HEARTFELT TRIBUTE TO HIS IDOL FEATURING STUNNING
ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS BY VINCE MENDOZA

2-time GRAMMY-winning vocalist Gregory Porter has released his stunning third Blue Note album, Nat King Cole & Me, a heartfelt dedication to his idol, the legendary singer and pianist Nat King Cole that finds Porter revisiting some of Cole’s most cherished classics such as “Smile,” “L-O-V-E,” “Mona Lisa,” “Nature Boy,” and “The Christmas Song.”

Porter’s amiable charm will be on full display when he makes his Carnegie Hall debut on February 14, 2018, gracing the venerable New York City venue’s legendary Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage for his beloved, annual Valentine’s Day concert. Tickets go on sale here this Friday, November 3 at 11:00am ET. Porter kicks off his Fall U.S. tour tomorrow in Seattle, with upcoming concerts in San Diego, Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Madison, Memphis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Additional 2018 tour dates have been announced including a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 27.

GREGORY PORTER – U.S. TOUR DATES:

2017

Nov. 1 – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA

Nov. 3 – Balboa Theater – San Diego, CA

Nov. 4 – Newman Center – Denver, CO

Nov. 5 – Piper Theater – Mesa, AZ

Nov. 11 – Exit Zero Jazz Festival – Cape May, NJ

Nov. 12 – NJPAC – Newark, NJ **Ella & Dizzy: The Centennial Celebration**

Nov. 16 – Overture Center – Madison, WI

Nov. 17 – Germantown Performing Arts Center – Germantown, TN

Nov. 18 – The Palladium – Carmel, IN

Nov. 19 – Cincinnati Music Hall – Cincinnati, OH **Gregory Porter with the Cincinnati Pops**

Dec. 6 – The Theater at ACE Hotel – Los Angeles, CA

Dec. 8-10 – SFJAZZ – San Francisco, CA

2018

Feb. 13 – Hopkins Center – Hanover, NH

Feb. 14 – Carnegie Hall – New York, NY

Feb. 16 – Troy Music Hall – Troy, NY

Feb. 22 – St. Cecilia Music Center – Grand Rapids, MI

Feb. 28 – Acadiana Center for the Arts – Lafayette, LA

March 2 – Knight Concert Hall at Arsht Center for the Performing Arts – Miami, FL

March 3 – McGlohan Theater – Charlotte, NC

March 4 – Carolina Theater – Durham, NC

June 20 – Dell Hall at Long Center for the Performing Arts – Austin, TX

June 27 – Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – Washington DC **Gregory Porter with the National Symphony Orchestra**