Gregory Porter

Feb 25, 2023

Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Feb 25, 2023

Date
Feb 25, 2023
Event Starts
8:00 PM
Ticket Prices
Prices begin at $44.50
On Sale
On Sale Now

Presented By: The Sol Kitchen and Blumenthal Performing Arts

Event Description

One of the greatest voices of our generation, two-time GRAMMY Award winning singing sensation Gregory Porter has released his long-awaited sixth studio album ALL RISE (Blue Note), which is available now in deluxe and standard vinyl, CD, and digital versions.

Following 2017's heartfelt tribute album Nat King Cole & Me, ALL RISE marks a return to Porter's beloved original songwriting. The 15-song set features Porter’s trademark heart-on-sleeve lyrics imbued with everyday philosophy and real-life detail, set to an exhilarating mix of jazz, soul, blues, gospel, and pop including the uplifting lead single "Revival," the stirring protest song "Mister Holland" and the soulful ode to flight “Concorde” which was launched last month in connection with NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission

In their cover feature on Porter, DownBeat declared that “ALL RISE represents a significant step forward,” calling it “a willfully and artfully varied collection.” Produced by Troy Miller (Laura Mvula, Emili Sandé, Jamie Cullum), the album represents the evolution of Porter's art to something even more emphatic, emotive, intimate, and universal too.

“Yes, you could say that I went big,” says Porter about his latest, which combines the talents of his longtime loyal bandmates, a handpicked horn section, a 10-member choir, and the London Symphony Orchestra Strings. “But, quite frankly, the way I write in my head, it all happens with just voice and piano first, and it's built up from there. It feels good to get back to the rhythms and the styles and the feelings and the way that I like to lay down my own music from start to finish.”

As Porter worked out this album's direction, he looked inward, upward, and around him, and arrived at a raison d'être found in the title, ALL RISE. “We hear that phrase when presidents or judges come into the room,” says Porter, “but I'm thinking all of usrise — not just one person being exalted. We are all exalted and lifted up by love. This is my political thought and my real truth. It comes from my personality, my mother's personality, the personality of the blues, and of black people. It's this idea of making do with the scraps, of resurrection and ascension, and of whatever the current situation is, it can get better through love.”

Directions & Parking

A special preferred parking rate of only $5* is available for our patrons in our designated garages.

Bank of America Center Parking Garage

Entrances at: 150 N. College St. and 290 E. 5th St.

The $5 rate is applicable when parked in the garage after 5pm on weekdays, Monday-Friday. If parked in the garage before 5pm, the $5 rate is void. There is no time restriction for the weekend, Saturday and Sunday.

Getting and Using Your Parking Pass When You Arrive

Pull the garage entry ticket when you arrive at the designated garage. You will need this to exit!
Purchase a $5 Blumenthal exit pass at the theater or >click here to purchase in advance online. If you would rather purchase by phone, please call 704.335.1010*

When You Exit

Insert your garage entry ticket into the yellow slot. Amount due will display on the screen.
Insert your Blumenthal exit pass in the same yellow slot, with the arrow pointing at slot.
Gate arm will rise and the screen will display “drive safely.”

*Pre-paid parking is not available day of show.

PURCHASE YOUR PARKING EXIT PASS IN ADVANCE

7th Street Station

Entrances at: 6th and 7th Streets

The $5 rate is applicable when parked in the garage after 5pm on weekdays, Mon – Fri. If parked in the garage before 5pm, the $5 rate is void. There is no time restriction for the weekend, Sat & Sun.

Bring your pre-purchased parking pass with you to the show and exchange for an exit pass or purchase your exit pass at the box office or parking stations at the show.