Mario Rivera (July 22, 1939 - August 10, 2007) was a musician, composer and arranger. He was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. An essential voice in New York’s Latin Jazz scene, saxophonist Mario Rivera died Friday morning August 10, 2007 at St. Vincent’s Hospital. He had been suffering from cancer for quite a while. His death leaves a gaping hole in the world of Latin Jazz.