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| The Checkout — Live at Berklee New York broadcasts continue April 1 with Gregorio Uribe Big Band at the Red Room at Café 939 Presented by New York's WBGO-FM and Berklee, The Checkout — Live at Berklee brings critically acclaimed alumni back to their alma mater for intimate concerts in the Red Room at Cafe 939, broadcast live on the radio and streamed on the web. The series continues on Wednesday, April 1, with the Gregorio Uribe Big Band, a 16-piece orchestra that blends Colombian rhythms with big band arrangements. The Checkout — Live at Berklee: Gregorio Uribe Big Band airs live in New York on WBGO 88.3 FM, and will be webcast live in HD video at WBGO's checkoutjazz.org, where it will also be archived for later viewing. Past Checkout — Live at Berklee featured performers have included Christian Scott, Melissa Aldana, Katie Thiroux, Warren Wolf, Ingrid Jensen, and Guillermo Klein, among others. The concert and broadcast begin at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the live performance, $10 for the public and $5 with a Berklee ID, are available at cafe939.com. The Red Room at Cafe 939 is located at 939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 617-747-2261. Listen to Gregorio Uribe Big Band on the Sounds of Berklee podcast here: http://goo.gl/CRfL2K Big band leader/singer/accordionist Gregorio Uribe was born in Colombia, studied at Berklee, and is now based in New York where he leads the Gregorio Uribe Big Band, a 16-piece orchestra that blends Colombian rhythms with big band arrangements. The band has held a monthly residency at Zinc Bar for four years and has performed at the Kennedy Center, Iridium Jazz Club, and Celebrate Brooklyn Festival, among others. Their debut album—financed by their followers in a successful Kickstarter campaign—presents a collection of songs that is both danceable and sophisticated. Uribe has been an artist in residence at Dartmouth College and a commissioned composer for Arturo O'Farrill's Grammy-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |