Saxophonist Luis Rosa began his formal musical training at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music before earning a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Music. He later received a Master of Arts in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory (NEC) in Boston, Massachusetts. During his time at NEC, he performed at the Panama Jazz Festival and on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Throughout his education, Rosa studied with distinguished artists including Jerry Bergonzi, Jaki Byard, Andy McGhee, Danilo Pérez, Bob Moses and Cecil McBee. He has also participated in master classes or received coaching from Paquito D’Rivera, Dave Douglas, Eddie Gómez, Dave Holland, John Hollenbeck, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis, Bob Mintzer, Steve Nelson, Dave Samuels, David Sánchez, and numerous other leading jazz figures.

Rosa has appeared at major festivals and venues such as the Java Jazz Festival, Hungary’s Mediawave Festival, the Berklee Performance Center, and Boston’s Beantown Jazz Festival. His performance collaborations include work with Wayne Bergeron, Theo Bleckmann, Maurice Brown, Eguie Castrillo, Billy Cobham, Carlos Garnett, Jerry Gonzalez, John Hollenbeck, Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Nash, Charlie Sepulveda, Don Severinsen, Terrell Stafford and Allen Vizzutti among others.