Néstor Torres
Néstor Torres (born 25 April 1957) is a Puerto Rican jazz flautist, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He took flute lessons at age 12 and began formal studies at the Escuela Libre de Música, eventually attending Puerto Rico’s Inter-American University. At 18, he moved to New York with his family.
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Néstor Torres
Jazz flautist.

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- Birthplace
- Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
- Born
- Néstor Torres was born on 25 April 1957. · Mayagüez.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- jazz musician · flautist · composer
- Fields
- jazz fusion
- Education
- Mannes College The New School for Music
- Languages
- Spanish
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Biography
Biography
Torres went on to study both jazz and classical music at the Mannes College of Music in New York and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, among other places. His CD This Side Of Paradise was awarded Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2001. • Illustration — Nestor Torres playing at the World Music Concert 2007 Torres is also a practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism and a longtime member of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International. In 2010, Torres joined the faculty of Florida International University as a visiting guest artist and founding director of its School of Music's first charanga ensemble.
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Néstor Torres (born 1957) is described as a flautist and composer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Néstor Torres was born in 1957; the birthplace is recorded as Mayaguëz by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Porto-Rico by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Key facts
Key facts
• Birthplace — Mayaguez, Puerto Rico • Instrument — Flute • Genre — Jazz, classical
Albums
Albums
• Colombia En Charanga (1978) • No Me Provoques (1981) • Afro - Charanga Vol. 2 (1983) • Morning Ride (1989) • Dance of the Phoenix (1990) • Burning Whispers (1994) • Talk to Me (1996) • Treasures of the Heart (1999) • This Side of Paradise (2001) • Mis Canciones Primeras (2001) • Mi Alma Latina (2002) • The Sutra of The Lotus of The Wonderful Law (2004) • Sin Palabras (2004) • Dances, Prayers & Meditations For Peace (2006) • The Very Best Of Nestor Torres (2007) • Nestor Torres - Nouveau Latino (2008) • Del Caribe, Soy!: Latin American Flute Music (2017) • Jazz Flute Traditions (2018) • Dominican Suite (2022)
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Néstor Torres is recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Recorded as jazz musician, flautist and composer.
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Mayagüez.
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Néstor Torres
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- 1.Ruth Fernández muere víctima de un “shock” séptico y neumonía. Patricia Vargas. El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Published 9 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- 2.Nestor Torres Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More. AllMusic.
- 3.Nancy Ann Lee. Nestor Torres. JazzTimes. July–August 1999.
- 4.2nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards WINNERS & NOMINEES. Latin Recording Academy.
- 5.Interview Nestor Torres.
- 6.Writer, Contributing. Grammy award winner Nestor Torres joins FIU faculty. October 18, 2010.
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(MusicBrainz artist record for Néstor Torres) • Born: Néstor Torres was born on 25 April 1957.
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