Music of the Americas Presents 'Gregorio Uribe Big Band: Nueva York'

The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series is pleased to present Gregorio Uribe Big Band: Nueva York on March 25 at 7 PM at Saint Peter's Church in Manhattan.

The Gregorio Uribe Big Band is a New York-based 16-piece orchestra that blends traditional Colombian rhythms with a powerful big-band sound. Nueva York highlights the contribution of Latin America-born New Yorkers to the sound of the city, with special guests Paquito D'Rivera, Jorge Glem, Magos Herrera, JP Jofre, Solange Prat, and George Saenz.

The concert will take place at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, on Monday, March 25 at 7 pm.
A $20 contribution is required, with discounts for seniors and students. Admission is free for Americas Society members and Hunter College students. Visit musicoftheamericas.orgfor tickets.
This concert is part of Carnegie Hall's Migrations: The Making of America festival.

Gregorio Uribe, singer, songwriter, accordionist, and big band leader was born in Bogotá and is currently based in New York City. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston, he made a name for himself in the Latin music scene of both New York City and Boston. Uribe released Cumbia Universal (Zoho Music) featuring Latin music icon Rubén Blades in October 2015. Upon its release the debut album for the big band hit the Billboard charts and received widespread critical acclaim with performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in Boston, and Teatro Colón in Bogotá. Uribe has been a guest artist with Carlos Vives on several occasions, most recently at Madison Square Garden. He was named by the government of Colombia as one of the 100 Most Successful Colombians Abroad. He has been an artist-in-residence at Dartmouth College and a commissioned composer for Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.

The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series, recipient of the 2014 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, annually showcases dozens of talented artists hailing from across the hemisphere. The concerts include a wealth of diverse music and performers, ranging from early to contemporary music to folk and jazz. The primary venue for the series is Americas Society's own Salon Simón Bolivar in the organization's neo-federal-style headquarters in Manhattan. Music of the Americas seeks to further Americas Society's mission by engaging artists and concertgoers in meaningful dialogue through a shared love of excellent music. The series presents artists that are at the same time superb musicians and cultural ambassadors of myriad musical traditions, creating a vibrant space and a unique opportunity to hear distinctive and significant music.