Recipient Information
Location
New York, New York
Year of Award
2026
Grant or Fellowship
Jazz Road Tours Grant
Grant Amount
$15,000
Lolivone de la Rosa (born July 7, 1993) is a guitarist, composer, producer and educator from Puerto Rico.
Since relocating to New York City in 2021, she has performed at prestigious venues and jazz clubs such as The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club, Mezzrow, The Jazz Gallery, Bar Bayeux, Ornithology Jazz Club, Minetta Lane Theatre, Kings Theatre and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). She has also headlined or performed jazz festivals such as the Montclair Jazz Festival (NJ), Caramoor Jazz Fest (NY), Cola Jazz Fest (SC) and the Washington Heights Jazz Fest (NYC).
De la Rosa has shared the stage with notable artists including Paquito D' Rivera, Pedrito Martínez, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Peter Bernstein, Eric McPherson, Frank Vignola, Nona Hendryx (Labelle) and more. Her two-year residency at Casa Mezcal NYC showcased her talent for curating musical experiences with renowned collaborators including Akiko Tsuruga, Pat Bianchi, John Benítez, Edsel Gómez, Pablo Menares, Marvin Diz and many more. She also performs regularly with the Ned Goold Quartet at jazz clubs throughout New York City.
Focusing on her original compositions, de la Rosa leads an organ quartet featuring organist Brian Charette and tenor saxophonist Ned Goold. She has premiered her works at esteemed venues like the Berklee Performance Center in Boston.
Since 2021, de la Rosa has held the guitar chair in the Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) Jazz & Leadership band, directed by Seton Hawkins. She collaborates with numerous artists, including Willerm Delisfort, Tim Norton, Roxy Coss and Goussy Celestine. Additionally, she has traveled to Chicago, Connecticut and Washington, DC to represent the JALC in its on-the-road educational program.
She is also an accomplished educator, having taught guitar fretboard harmony at Berklee College of Music's Guitar Sessions and music theory at New York University's Tisch School of Arts. She has been invited to conduct masterclasses on jazz guitar, improvisation and rhythm section at institutions worldwide including the Puerto Rico Music Conservatory, Binghamton University and JAZZUV (México). Additionally, she is a member of the faculty at Jazz House Kids in NYC, where Christian McBride is the Artistic Director.
De la Rosa's talent for arts management is evident in her current role as Education Program Coordinator at the New York Philharmonic.