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Tickets for the Gaillard Gala are no longer available. Tickets to Gregory Porter with the Charleston Symphony (November 1 at 8:30pm) are still available.
About the Event
Toast to ten incredible years! Join us for a special evening as the Charleston Gaillard Center commemorates 10 years of artistic excellence and community connection with a one-night-only celebratory dinner and performance by Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter, joined by the Charleston Symphony. The Gaillard Gala will be a black-tie seated Gala dinner marking the milestone 10th season. Individual tickets include cocktails, dinner, auction, and performance.
The celebration weekend continues with Choir! Choir! Choir! on Sunday, November 2.
Bidding on the Online Auction is open to the public. Bids on the Live Auction Items are limited to guests attending the Gaillard Gala on November 1.
All proceeds support the Charleston Gaillard Center’s Education and Community Program. Online items will be available for viewing and bidding on October 15. Bidding will close at midnight on November 1.
About Gregory Porter
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Gregory Porter was raised in Bakersfield, California and cites the Bakersfield Southern Gospel sound, as well as his mother’s Nat King Cole record collection, as fundamental influences on his own sound. Porter began singing in jazz clubs in San Diego while attending San Diego State University on a football scholarship. Eventually Porter moved to New York City to pursue music full-time and his career began to ascend with the release of his first two albums—Water (2010) and Be Good (2012)—both of which received GRAMMY nominations. In 2013, he released his breakout Blue Note debut Liquid Spirit which grew into a global phenomenon, selling more than a million albums and earning Porter his first GRAMMY Award with NPR declaring him “America’s Next Great Jazz Singer.” His 2016 follow-up Take Me To The Alley won Porter his second GRAMMY Award and firmly established him as his generation’s most soulful jazz artist. In 2017, Porter released the heartfelt tribute album Nat King Cole & Me, and in 2020 returned to his original songwriting on the uplifting ALL RISE, both of which received GRAMMY nominations. His 2021 release Still Rising collected new songs, covers, duets, and a selection of his most-loved hits. In 2023, Porter released his first-ever holiday album, GRAMMY nominated Christmas Wish. Porter has hosted the podcast The Hang, a conversation series featuring his famous friends, as well as his own cooking show The PorterHouse, in which the singer shared recipes inspired by his local community, experiences from touring the globe, and family cooking traditions.