Tim Porter is an attorney, mandolinist, producer, and arts advocate with wide-ranging musical interests. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the College of Performing Arts at The New School University in New York.  Until recently, he also chaired the Board of Trustees of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.  His arts advocacy and service also includes service as Chairman of the Board of Jazz Station WBGO Newark Public Radio in New Jersey, and Chairman of the board of the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago.

Tim has performed in a variety of settings and locales in the US and abroad, including notably the annual Festi Jazz Festivals in Saint Cezaire, France, and the Harlem Havana Cultural Exchange Festivals. He has performed with jazz greats such as Roni Ben-Hur, Santi Debriano, and Steve Williams; with blues and folk musicians including Guy Davis, Earl White, and Sparky and Rhonda Rucker; and with Celtic vocalist, Kerrin Kennedy Perkins, among others.

He has lectured on arts, law, and social topics in the US, Europe, and Asia, ranging from such topics as the Relationship between British and American Music presented in Liverpool England, to US Employment Policies presented in Bangalore, India.  He has developed and presented innovative programs and courses for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, such as “Mies and Miles, Architecture, Design, and Music“, and “Migration Sketches, Music of the Diasporas”.

Tim was Co-Executive Producer and wrote the liner notes for the acclaimed jazz CD, “Our Thing” by guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, Bassist Santi Debriano and percussionist Duduka Da Fonsecain 2012. His later work includes the liner notes for the groups’ second album, “Manhattan Style”, released on the Jazzheads label, as well as co-producing and performing on Santi Debriano’s more recent album “Flash of the Spirit” on the Truth Revolution label.

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