Just 15 months after Gregory Porter released his debut album, "Water," he has become one of the world's most successful male jazz singers. In addition to a Grammy nomination in the category "Best Jazz Vocal Album", praise from artists like Jamie Cullum, Nicola Conte or Klaus Doldinger and a first place in the "Album of the Year" list of the influential British magazine Jazzwise, Gregory Porter can also look back on acclaimed concerts at the most important jazz festivals in Europe at the most important jazz festivals in Europe. A terrific performance on the British late-night show "Later With Jools Holland" even catapulted his debut album to #1 on the iTunes Jazz Charts.