David Rivera is a Puerto Rican recording artist, composer, arranger, and educator whose sound moves across Latin music, jazz, gospel, rock, and pop. A 2004 BEST Scholarship recipient, he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has collaborated in concerts and recordings with artists including Ron Kenoly, John Benítez, Gonzalo Grau, Pedro Capó, Chucho Valdés, and Gilberto Santa Rosa.

Versos de Mujer, the only all-female Puerto Rican traditional music ensemble, will bring its concert “Con Puerto Rico en el corazón” (With Puerto Rico in Our Hearts) for the first time this April. Their show celebrates cultural heritage and the power of women in music, offering audiences an intimate and powerful experience.

Dominican-American pianist, composer, and South Arts Jazz Road awardee Julián Pujols Quall announces the release of Quisqueya, the debut album by their ensemble Mamey. The album debut will be celebrated with a phenomenal Chicago release event curated by Julián Pujols Quall and presented by Fulcrum Point New Music Project’s Discoveries Auxin: Connected! Series and Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.  

An ad-hoc volunteer collective of local arts presenters and advocates has come together to raise funds for the Venezuelan earthquake relief. This group has curated a powerful event featuring cultural voices from across the community. All proceeds will support the local rescue and redevelopment efforts in Caracas-La Guaira resulting from this month's devastating double Earthquakes.