Nelson Riveros Latin-Jazz Quartet
Nelson Riveros Latin-Jazz Quartet
Famed Jazz Guitarist Nelson Riveros and his Latin-Jazz Quartet will perform at the Englewood Public Library on Sunday, October 10 at 5 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. The concert series is free and open to the public. Registration is required for this concert and is available on Eventbrite or go to tinyurl.com/englljq. This concert is part of the Second Sunday concert series co-sponsored by Age-Friendly Englewood and the Friends of the Englewood Library. Please bring your own chair and/or blanket. New York based guitarist Nelson Riveros is part of an emerging force of a new generation, of Contemporary Latin-Jazz artists. His Latin-Jazz debut CD titled 'Camino Al Barrio' peaked at #8 on the Jazz Week World Music Chart. He was nominated among his peers as 'Next Best Generation Artist' and Best Latin Jazz Guitar' for the 2010 Latin Jazz Corner Best of The Year Awards. Riveros graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from City College where he studied guitar with Gene Bertoncini, Pete McCann and composition with Mike Holober. Nelson also studied music at Mannes College of Music where he studied guitar with Vic Juris. For further information on the concert, please e-mail programming@englewood.bccls.org; The Englewood Public Library is located at 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ.