Colombia Faculty
Gregorio Uribe is a singer-songwriter and accordionist who has presented his music with the same passion and tenacity at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden as he has in the streets of Tierra del Fuego or the patios of Montes de María. He has also collaborated and shared the stage with Latin music stars such as Rubén Blades and Carlos Vives, jazz icons like Paquito D’Rivera, and masters of ancestral Colombian music such as Martina Camargo and Diego Obregón.
After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he moved to New York and released his first album as a singer-songwriter entitled, “Pluma y Vino,” which included styles like bolero, rumba, waltz, and Colombian marimba music. He went on to release his album "Cumbia Universal," in which he fused rhythms of the Colombian Caribbean such as cumbia, chandé, and porro, with big band jazz arrangements. This unique production achieved a global sound by including guest artists from Senegal, Israel, Portugal, and Argentina. In addition to hitting the Billboard Charts and reaching widespread critical acclaim, this work led Gregorio and his big band to perform sold-out shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, Teatro Colón in Bogota, Colombia, and Villa Victoria Performing Arts Center in Boston.
Gregorio has participated as a guest artist in the Latin GRAMMY-winning album Marc Anthony for Babies, in the New York Times' Best Seller album “HOME: Where Everyone is Welcome” by Deepak Chopra and has performed alongside innovative and Latin GRAMMY-winning artists Monsieur Periné, Jorge Villamizar (Bacilos), Mariachi Flor de Toloache and famous Venezuelan cuatro player, Jorge Glem. As a result of his international acclaim, Gregorio has been named by the Colombian government as one of the "100 most successful Colombians abroad."
After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he moved to New York and released his first album as a singer-songwriter entitled, “Pluma y Vino,” which included styles like bolero, rumba, waltz, and Colombian marimba music. He went on to release his album "Cumbia Universal," in which he fused rhythms of the Colombian Caribbean such as cumbia, chandé, and porro, with big band jazz arrangements. This unique production achieved a global sound by including guest artists from Senegal, Israel, Portugal, and Argentina. In addition to hitting the Billboard Charts and reaching widespread critical acclaim, this work led Gregorio and his big band to perform sold-out shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, Teatro Colón in Bogota, Colombia, and Villa Victoria Performing Arts Center in Boston.
Gregorio has participated as a guest artist in the Latin GRAMMY-winning album Marc Anthony for Babies, in the New York Times' Best Seller album “HOME: Where Everyone is Welcome” by Deepak Chopra and has performed alongside innovative and Latin GRAMMY-winning artists Monsieur Periné, Jorge Villamizar (Bacilos), Mariachi Flor de Toloache and famous Venezuelan cuatro player, Jorge Glem. As a result of his international acclaim, Gregorio has been named by the Colombian government as one of the "100 most successful Colombians abroad."