An Evening with Gregory Porter's Holiday Tour

Grammy-nominated jazz singer Gregory Porter stops by the Orpheum Theater with his beloved Christmas album in hand. Porter has risen quickly into the top ranks of today's jazz and R&B vocalists with his innate gift for songwriting and one of the most captivating baritone voices working today. Raised in California, Porter cites the Bakersfield Southern Gospel sound, as well as his mother's Nat King Cole record collection, as fundamental influences on his own sound. "I firmly consider myself a jazz singer but I enjoy blues, southern soul, and gospel," says Porter. "Those elements make their way inside my music. And I've always heard them in jazz." His 2023 Christmas album, Christmas Wish, pays tribute to many of the jazz greats including Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Gaye, and others. Expect soulful deep cuts of classics like “Silent Night,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Purple Snowflakes,” and “Someday at Christmas”. 7:30 pm. Tickets start at $75. orpheumnola.net.