GRAMMY® Winner & Trumpeter Charlie Porter Quintet

“…one of the most brilliant and imaginative contemporary composers of mainstream jazz. . . stimulating and emotive original music with a rare blend of sophistication and organic spontaneity.” – Chicago Jazz Magazine

Charlie Porter, trumpet
Nick Biello, saxophone
Adam Birnbaum, piano
Kenneth Salters, drums
Russell Hall, bass

This summer, GRAMMY Award–winning trumpeter Charlie Porter presents Sci-Fi Standards, Vol. 1: The Future We Knew — a bold reimagining of iconic science-fiction film themes as expansive, improvisational jazz. Drawing from beloved scores including Blade Runner, Back to the Future, Star Wars, Star Trek, Dune, The Terminator, Alien, and Stargate, Porter and his quartet transform these cinematic themes into rich, open-ended musical landscapes; blending nostalgia with forward-looking improvisation.

Charlie Porter is a trumpeter and composer who has been active on the international jazz scene for over two decades. He has released six albums as a leader, including Immigration Nation, which was named one of the Best Albums of the Year by DownBeat. Porter has collaborated and performed with a wide range of artists across generations of jazz, including Joe Zawinul, Orrin Evans, Chuck Israels, Kenny Washington, Paquito D'Rivera, Winard Harper, and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, among many others. As a composer, Charlie has been commissioned by the Dorris Duke Foundation and Chamber Music America. He is currently a professor of trumpet at New York University.