▁educated ▁classical ▁singer ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁everything ▁else ▁at ▁night ." ▁At ▁ 1 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁jazz ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁vocal ▁impro vis ation , ▁frequently ▁working ▁with ▁young ▁compos ers ▁and ▁expl oring ▁ways ▁to ▁use ▁her ▁voice ▁as ▁she ▁premier ed ▁their ▁new ▁works . ▁Ful ly ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁impro vised ▁music ▁and ▁jazz , ▁Re i ▁decided ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁continue ▁her ▁education . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁study ▁jazz ▁and ▁impro vis ation ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music . ▁There , ▁her ▁teachers ▁included ▁Charlie ▁Ban ac os , ▁Dan ilo ▁Pere z , ▁Domin ique ▁E ade , ▁Steve ▁L acy , ▁Bob ▁Mos es ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Berg on zi . ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁teachers , ▁George ▁Russell , ▁Re i ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁her ▁own ▁music . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁conserv atory , ▁she ▁met ▁bass ist ▁Jorge ▁Ro eder , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁frequently ▁collabor ates . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Conserv atory ▁with ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁in ▁Jazz ▁and ▁Im pro vis ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁while ▁living ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Re i , ▁Ro eder , ▁and ▁drum mer ▁“ Co qui ” ▁Pere z - Al b ela ▁formed ▁Av ant rio ▁to ▁explore