Jazz sensation Nestor Torres has been rehearsing the songs he wants to perform this weekend to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. The flutist modified his tour to perform at the Latin ...

Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Latin jazz flutist Nestor Torres took an early interest in music, following the lead of his father, who played the piano and vibes. Torres started playing the drums at ...

The eight tracks on Jeff Dingler's new jazz album In Transit are as fascinating as they are beautiful. In ways both abstract and concrete, the songs reflect the cross-cultural inspirations that fueled ...

Standing on the shoulders of flute giants from worlds as diverse as Rampal & Galway in Classical Music; Richard Egues' Cuban Charanga style; rocker Ian Anderson's Jethro Tull; Herbie Mann and - most ...

"I was 14 when I first heard the music of Tom Jobim," recalls Albare, nom de guerre of guitarist Albert Dadon. “I already had six years of guitar learning under my belt. When I first heard those bossa ...

Maybe you never recognized the marvels of the flute ’cause back in eighth grade you had to puff out the Smurfs theme song in marching band. That’ll all change when award-winning Cuban flutist Nestor ...

On his latest album, “Jazz Flute Traditions,” Néstor Torres memorably pays tribute to such legends of the instrument as Hubert Laws, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Mann and Yusef Lateef. To Torres’ regret, he ...

Latin jazz flutist Nestor Torres is ready to play live for roughly 3 million viewers in 17 countries on Telemundo’s midmorning variety show when he realizes there is no plug for his microphone. No ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Nestor Torres runs Friday, October 8th - 7pm. If a flute could sing, it ...

Nestor Torres is describing his crazed weekend routine as a music student in Boston during the late 1970s: Wake up at 6 a.m. on Friday, practice for 2.5 hours, go to class, grab his flute, and jump on ...

With two concerts in the capital city, Saturday was already going to be “Nestor Torres Day ” in Hartford for the 2001 Latin Grammy winner’s fans. Mayor Eddie Perez’s proclamation makes it official.