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 rapidly ascended in the city's jazz scene, performing at prestigious venues and jazz clubs such as The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland Jazz Club, Minetta Lane Theatre, Smalls Jazz Club, The Jazz Gallery, Bar Bayeux, Ornithology Jazz Club 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 Nona Hendryx (Labelle), Paquito D' Rivera, Terri Lyne Carrington and Jeff "Tain" Watts. 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 and many more.

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, 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.

De la Rosa attended Berklee College of Music ('21) on a full-tuition scholarship. She is also an accomplished educator, having taught guitar fretboard harmony at Berklee College of Music 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 was highlighted in her role as program manager of Next Jazz Legacy, a program supporting emerging women artists in jazz under the Artistic Directorship of NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington. This initiative, with major funding from the Mellon Foundation, aims to provide opportunities and support for underrepresented voices in the jazz community.

With a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, de la Rosa brings a unique perspective to her music career, blending her passion for both creativity and sustainability. Her contributions to the jazz community, both as a performer and an advocate, continue to shape the genre's future.

Selected credits include:

2024: Guitarist on the cast album project "Running Man" for Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series. Music by Diedre Murray and lyrics by Cornelius Eady. Produced by Anne Kauffman and Jeanine Tesori.

2023: Guitarist on "Sugar Hill: The Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn Nutcracker" with orchestrations and arrangements by Grammy winner John Clayton and three-time Tony Award nominee Larry Blank.

2023: Guitarist on the OFF-BROADWAY audiobook recording "In Love & Struggle, Vol. 3: The Future Is Around Us" for Audible, narrated by Cree Summer, Zainab Johnson, Amanda Seales, Mahogany L. Browne and Nona Hendryx. Music by Mimi Jones. Listen Here.

2021: Guitarist on "Ellas, Mujeres en la Música" Banco Popular music special, capturing the influence women have on music in and outside of Puerto Rico. Listen Here.