This month’s WBSS Soul Talk interview sees Wes Berwise talking soulfully with actor and Grammy award winning singer-songwriter, Gregory Porter on the London leg of his recent tour.

Hailing from California, Gregory Porter talks openly about his childhood discovery of music and songs from playing his mother’s vinyl when she was out of the house; about how surreal it is for him to play alongside the likes of ‘Elton John’ and ‘Stevie Wonder’.

About his passion for American Football and how he lost out on an NFL career. Gregory Porter passion for jazz, soul & gospel music radiates from the man who has signed to Blue Note Records in May 2014. His reputation and fanbase have grown in a short space of time since his first album ‘Water’ was released in 2010, followed In 2012 by ‘Be Good’ and ‘Liquid Spirit’ in 2014.