Born in 1996, Rio Piedras, PR, Richard Peña is the jazz guitarist of the new generation of jazz of the island. Throughout his high school years at the Escuela Libre de Musica of San Juan and current years studying his Bachelors Degree at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, Peña participated in many international music events such as the Berklee Highschool Jazz Festival (2015 edition, award winner in S3 category); Heneiken Ventana al Jazz in Orlando, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Concurso Internazionale di Canto Corale in Seghizzi, Italy; over 5 times at the Long Weekends Jazz Festival at Palmas del Mar; Humacao Jazz Festival; Festival de Jazz de Carolina (2018, 2019); Pimentón Fiesta de Aniversario & Jazz Festival; Sancocho Jazz Fest (2014 edition); Daskalos Music Festival; Toured the cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago of Dominican Republic playing at venues such as the Santo Domingo Jazz Festival at Casa de Teatro (2017 edition), Fiesta Sunset Jazz Club, The Gran Teatro del Cibao and Santo Domingo de Fiesta; Comienza La Noche Buena en La Placita de Santurce; Paseo de las Artes en Caguas: Pa’l Pueblo; La Placita Food Festival (2017 edition); Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular; Puerto Rican jazz clubs such as Abracadabra, Don Rey Cigar and many other local music events and venues.