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Born in Bronx, NY, Albert Rivera began his career as a classical musician at age ten with the Bronx Borough-wide Concert Band. At 12, he and his band mates were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall. He made three appearances there, the last of which was with the New York Pops. Bitten by the bug of ensemble music, he auditioned for the selective LaGuardia High School program and was accepted. At LaGuardia, he discovered jazz. "When I first heard Charlie Parker and Coltrane, I was speechless," he said. He wanted to join the school jazz band but there was no room for a bass clarinet, so he switched to sax. He was now thoroughly hooked. He and his classmates played at the United Nations, Lincoln Center, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and any and every street festival in New York. At 15, he received a scholarship to Litchfield Jazz Camp in Connecticut. There he had the good fortune to be under the guidance of the outstanding saxophonist Don Braden and have mentors like saxophonist Jimmy Greene and bassist Dave Santoro take an interest in him. He also had the luck to join a class of young people who would, in short order, begin making names for themselves and with whom he would later join forces.

Albert attended the New School University Jazz and Contemporary Music Program, from which he attended from 2001 until 2005 in which he studied with Reggie Workman, Chico Hamilton, Billy Harper, Rachel Z Charlie Persip and others. Since then he has played at venues like New York’s Sweet Rhythm, Zinc Bar, Cleopatra’s Needle, the River Room of Harlem and Dizzy’s Club Coco Cola at Lincoln Center. In 2005, He had the honor of being invited by his mentor and teacher at New School, the renowned pianist Junior Mance, to join him on the mainstage for a performance at The Litchfield Jazz Festival. He toured Canada later that year with his Quartet and New England and Southern States with his Trio. He appears often in Connecticut, at venues like Szechuan Tokyo in West Hartford, Firehouse 12 in New Haven and The Mezzanine and La Paloma in Hartford.

His teaching experience began and continues at Litchfield Jazz Camp where he is now on the faculty coaching both young and old players. In 2007 Albert started performing on an ongoing basis with drummer Winard Harper and his sextet. They met at the Litchfield Jazz Camp a number of years ago, in which Winard is also on the faculty.

Recently he has recorded and produced a new album “Re-Introduction” featuring master drummer Ralph Peterson, trumpeter Christian Scott, mentor and friend Jimmy Greene , guitarist Andrew Lipow, trumpeter Nick Roseboro, as well as the two original members his Quartet pianist Zaccai Curtis(recipient of the coveted Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Arts Fellowship for composition as well as numerous ASCAP young Jazz Composers awards), and Luques Curtis, a 2007 Grammy winning bassist with his work on the Brian Lynch/ Eddie Palmieri album ‘Simpatico”
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Get 5 people to buy the New album...and yours is free!!

It's that simple....Get 5 people to purchase the album...

Have them email me at Albert@AlbertRiverajazz.com and have them tell me who recommended them to buy the CD and if your name comes up 5 times....you get a free album.



There's no limit people....so go ahead and spread the word.....

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Posted on March 7th, 2008 at 10:38pm —

Albert Rivera

New CD "Re-Introduction" from Turnaround Records available

A new CD featuring alot fo great musicians is available. Ralph Peterson leads the rhythm section along with Luques Curtis and Zaccai Curtis on Bass and Piano. Concord recording artist Christian Scott joins me on trumpet. A few of the other special guest were Jimmy Greene, Nick Roseboro and Andrew Lipow. It is available for purchase on my website www.AlbertRiverajazz.com as well as it will be available on Itunes, CD baby and many others!!! Enjoy!! Albert

Posted on March 6th, 2008 at 7:12pm —

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At 9:28pm on October 1st, 2008, Uros Markovic said…

At 5:44am on April 27th, 2008, Feelinu said…
I'm feelin the music. Peace,1
At 12:26am on April 13th, 2008, mikole kaar said…
Hi, Please check out my mouthpiece facing video,
Regards Mikole Kaar
www.youtube.com/mikolekaar
At 2:53am on March 28th, 2008, Yuki said…
Hi Albert,

Thank you so much for reaching out! :-) Great music!

Yuki
At 7:46pm on March 27th, 2008, Albert Rivera said…
Buy the CD
ALBERT RIVERA: Re-Introduction
click to order
At 12:52pm on March 25th, 2008, James Spaulding said…
Hello Albert,

I like your sound. I'm enjoying your music.

Thanks for the friendship. Perhaps we can hit one together one day?

James
At 8:30am on March 25th, 2008, Michael Matheny said…
hello Albert.. I got the cd.. and even better "I Get It!".. fabulous.. I have chosen several tracks for airplay beginning sometime tonight and tomorrow.. You have created a magnificent set of tracks with Re-Introduction.. Congratulations.. If you have any questions about us or play, just let me know. drmike of www.radioio.com
At 11:49am on March 12th, 2008, Michael Matheny said…
Ha!.. Hello Albert.. I think that is a great idea and I predict you will be very pleased that you do send the cd.. We are a CMJ jazz reporter and served by most all major labels, independent labels and promoters.. I understand with the new media and technology that people either know about us or they don't.. but our audience that has already found us is very.. very.. large in the states and internationally.. and grows exponentially. If you have any questions, just ask.. I am in the studio spinnin live... unlike much of our competition!.. drmike
At 8:34pm on March 11th, 2008, Michael Matheny said…
Albert.. greetings from drmike at www.radioio.com .. host and music director for the suite of five jazz channels.. heard your new cd samples from your web site. check out our Real Jazz channel.. and if you would like to send a copy for aiplay:
drmike/Michael Matheny
radioIO Jazz Studios
616 Triple Cove Drive
Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28697

looking forward to letting our world wide audience get to know your music..

regards,
drmike
At 9:21am on March 10th, 2008, Evette Dorham said…
If you're planning to perform in Atlanta, GA please let me know! Also Christian Scott is one of my new favorites !

Evette
 
 

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