The amazing Juancho Herrera will be featured on guitar in one of the songs in solo album! Check him out on his site: www.juanchoherrera.com
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
"Cumbia, Poder y Porro" - Blog
Un cariñoso saludo para la gente del blog "Cumbia, Poder y Porro" quienes han compartido nuestra música por su propia iniciativa. Aqui esta el enlance:
http://cumbiapoder.blogspot.com/2011/05/big-band-cumbia-en-new-york.html
Friday, May 20, 2011
GUBB featured on Bob Marley's Facebook page!!!
Our big band version of "Redemption Song" was featured on Bob Marley's facebook page today! Thanks to the persistence of my good friend Camilo Plazas! Check out the link, it's got like 15,000 "likes"! Check it out:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gregorio-Uribe-Big-Band/63025380711#!/BobMarley/posts/149920345078083
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Jonathan Powell's solo on "Tu Barrio"
Here's another video of one of the recording session for my solo/acoustic album. Here Jonathan Powell (www.jonathanpowell.net) who's an amazing trumpet player, records a solo for one of my songs titled "Tu Barrio". Thank you Jonathan for your great work!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Recording Solo Album
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Hi folks, I have some important news:
As you all know it's been difficult to find the funding to record a full big band album so we plan on re-launching our fundraising campaign in the fall and really pushing it so that we can record more big band music for you to enjoy!
With that being said, let me tell you that it's been very frustrating to have so many songs written and not being able to share them with you. Many of you have come up to me after a shows and asked, "When are you going to record this or that song?" and it has been frustrating for me not to be able to give you a specific answer. So a few weeks ago I decided to unleash all of this energy, all of this lyrics, harmonies and melodies and started recording a modest and intimate solo album to in order to share some of my songs with you. This album will consist of some of my original songs that I do not perform with the big band. The core of this album will consist of myself on vocals and guitar but I will also include some friends and special guests as well as other instruments that I will recorded myself. I'm recording at my good friend's studio Ears and Gears (www.earsandgears.com) which is very convenient since it's right in my basement so I can record on my pajamas (isn’t that convenient?).
Because of its simple nature, this album will be feasible at a very reasonable cost. However it will be possible thanks to the support of some friends and family who will be sponsoring most of the songs. I have already recorded many of the songs and hopefully I will be releasing it in July or August of this year. I can’t wait to share it with all of you!
My main concern is that all of you will understand that the premise of this solo album is both to (finally!) share some of my original music with you and also to use it as therapy for myself (if I didn’t start recording now I was gonna go crazy!). What I mean is that I want to make it clear that my priority is, and will continue to be, the Gregorio Uribe Big Band and in the Fall I intend to put all of my effort in raising the funds to record our first big band album.
So anyway, from now on I’ll keep you posted on how the recording is going with some videos and blog entries.
Here’s a first video of me recording guitar for one of the tunes…more to come soon.
Thank you all for your constant support.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Mexican Medley at Zinc Bar
Check out Karina, George and Hugo on our "CINCO DE MAYO" celebration at Zinc Bar! It was a blast.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Happy Hour all night TONIGHT! (party/hang/open mic)
Dear friends and musicians,
"Happiness is contagious" is the slogan for the Happy Post Project which is collecting "Post-its" from all over the world where people from completely different backgrounds draw or write what makes them happy.
Well, tonight their are having their first New York happiness celebration and it would be great to see you all there to share and spread happiness. For those of you who play and instrument should bring it and perform whatever you like, however you like and for as long as you like! They will be providing a PA system, a 6-channel mixer and a mic and of course you'll get a few free drinks.
So here's the info and come by to have a good time...NO COVER!
| The event is ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR! May 14th at 7pm - 12midnite 411 Gallery 411 3rd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 (D N R 9th St. / F G 4th Av) (2 3 4 5 B Q Atlantic Av) | |
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