Tribeca to Host Concert Remembering Ray Barretto

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A tribute concert Remembering Ray Barretto will be held Jan. 3, 2008, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York. The concert will feature Sonny Fortune, Dave Valentin, Steve Turre, Bobby Sanabria, Steve Kroon and the Arturo O’Farrill Trio.

More info: tribecapac.org/music.htm



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