Where: Studio@620, 620 First Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida When: Sun Dec 9 3pm – 5:30pm Dec. 9 - Gumbi Ortiz's New Groove City Sunday, December 9th 3:00 p.m. Studio@620 620 First Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida www.studio620.org www.AlDowningJazz.com Gumbi Ortiz's New Groove City Gumbi Ortiz who is known around the world for his exciting conga performance and extensive knowledge of rhythm & percussion presents his new band New Groove City. For the past 20 years, Gumbi has been an integral part of superstar guitarist, Al DiMeola's band. He is also a top notch educator, session player and leader of Florida based, " Latino Projekt," which officially became New Groove City to reflect the more soulful direction the band has taken. New Groove City's new album features an eight-piece tour de force band. The album has been selected for 1st round GRAMMY voting! www.NewGrooveCity.com