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Gregory Porter to perform at launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

July 28, 2020

It’s not every day that a former artist of the Motéma family is invited to sing at a Nasa Launch! Congrats to Gregory Porter, and good luck to all involved with the Nasa Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission on July 30.

DownBeat Magazine article for Motema’s 15th anniversary

June 8, 2018

DownBeat Magazine’s feature from the latest issue in honor of Motema’s 15th anniversary.

http://downbeat.com/news/detail/indie-life-motema-music-fosters-intense-creativity

The article features artist Donny McCaslin and founder Jana Herzen who agree that the label uses boundary defying artists and “jazz that tells a story” to foster creativity and thrive in today’s evolving industry.

Motéma Voted #3 Record Label in 2014 DownBeat Critics Poll

June 27, 2014

Motéma is proud to have been voted the #3 Record Label in the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll!

We would also like to congratulate DownBeat Critics Poll winners: Marc Cary, voted #1 Rising Star Keyboardist; Pedrito Martinez (of the Pedrito Martinez Group, voted #1 Rising Star Percussionist; and Gregory Porter, voted #1 Jazz Artist and #1 Male Vocalist.

LISTEN to a special playlist with their music on Spotify –http://spoti.fi/1wO4Q2J

Gregory Porter album sale!

February 27, 2014

Motéma congratulates Gregory Porter on his Grammy award win for Best Jazz Vocal album with Liquid Spirit! For a limited time, you can download both of his Grammy-nominated Motéma albums – his 2010 debut Water and the brilliant follow up Be Good for the discounted price of $7.99 each! Click here to get the albums!