Gregorio Uribe Big Band - Featuring Tap Dancer/Rapper Benjamin R. Nathan

On October 2011, Gregorio Uribe Big Band invited the multi-talented Tap Dancer/Rapper Benjamin R.Nathan to perform at their monthly show at Zinc Bar in NYC. This video contains some footage of Ben's guest performance with the band.

To learn more about the Gregorio Uribe Big Band visit: www.gregoriouribe.com

About Ben:
Benjamin Ryan Nathan is a tap dancer and rapper, born & raised in New York City. Ben has studied and shared the stage with tap masters Savion Glover, Buster Brown, Jason Samuels-Smith, Toni Noblett, Baakari Wilder, and many more. Ben began dancing in the fourth grade in National Dance Institute's in-school program; by age 13, he had been invited to choreograph and teach for the company, working under the tutelage of Artistic Director Ellen Weinstein, and founder & dance legend Jacques d'Amboise. He began experimenting with rap as a teen, and slowly started to explore his music and ways to blend the rhythmic arts of tap and rap. Throughout his career, Ben has performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. His choreography has been televised nationally on CBS Saturday Morning and Fox & Friends. For more information about Ben and his music, please visit www.BenTapSoul.com.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Tap dance
• rap
• big band
• latin
• music
• funk
• cumbia
• new york
• nueva york
• salsa
• acordion
• accordion
• percussion
• alegre
• tambora
• chande
• zinc bar