The J&R Foundation For The Arts was established to honor the late parents of piano virtuosos, Nerva and Robenson Altino.  Jean-Lecome and Ruth Altino proudly raised two boys who became professional musicians. Seeking a better life for his family, Jean-Lecome left Haiti on a banana boat for the United States during the mid- 1970s. After being at sea for over 60 days, he finally landed ashore and settled in the Bahamas. After two years of residence, he eventually made it to the US where he later sent for his wife and two sons.

Jean-Lecome was an amateur pianist, he purchased a piano and began teaching his sons his beloved craft. Each morning, Nerva and Robenson would wake up to the sound of their father playing the great masters of classical music, including  Beethoven, Mozart and Czerny. At a young age, Nerva and Robenson watched piano greats such as Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubenstein, and Andre Watts perform on public television, which affirmed their decision to become concert pianists themselves. The love of  music  of Jean-Lecome and Ruth  was inherited by their sons, which has enable them to make their impact  in the preforming Arts.

Nerva and Robenson Altino are two incredibly talented musicians who’ve established the J&R Foundation For The Arts, in order to honor their late parents, Jean-Lecome and Ruth Altino. At a young age Nerva and Robenson watched piano greats Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubenstein, and Andre Watts on public television which affirmed their decision to become concert pianists. The music scene in New York provided the Altino Brothers with exposure to a variety of music genres including classical, jazz, and R&B. While attending Church, Nerva and Robenson were also inspired by hymns and spirituals. At 18 years of age, Nerva continued his quest for excellence in music by attending Atlantic Union College, and studied piano with, Dr. Kaestner Robertson, and Roy Imperio. After completing his studies at AUC, he was accepted in the Master's program at the Manhattan School of Music, where he majored in piano performance. Robenson soon followed in the footsteps of his older brother, and went directly to The Manhattan School of Music for his undergraduate studies where he studied piano with world renown piano pedagogues Solomon Mokowsky and Sheryl Canellakis. In addition to his piano studies, Robenson also pursued training in choral conducting. In May of 2001, both Brothers received their Masters Degrees in piano performance from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. This accomplishment was the culmination of discipline and dedication they attained early during their formative years, as they each practiced an average 5-7 hours daily, this eventually developed into an innovative style and virtuosic technique at the piano. The Altino Brothers dynamic concerts have earned them rave reviews for their interpretations of the classical masters such as Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff, and for their own creative and innovative renditions of well-known traditional favorites. Their performances at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, and Alice Tully Hall were embraced by exemplary reviews. Their multi-genre repertoire combines jazz idioms, classical motifs, with Gospel and Caribbean rhythms, which make their performances memorable, inspirational, and very entertaining. The Altino Brothers have appeared on numerous television shows/ programs, including: CBS NY Sunday Morning Show, NBC's Today Show Positively Black, TBN Hour of Power, and others. They have also performed in Concert Halls, Colleges/Universities, and Churches throughout the US, Puerto-Rico, and China, which include Lincoln Center, Yale University's Woolsey Hall, Shanghai Symphony Hall, Mechanics Hall, Luis A. Ferre Performing Arts Center, The Congressional Black Caucus Prayer Breakfast, The Library of Congress, Christian Cultural Center, and most recently, a Month long performance tour in China, including performances in Beijing, Shanghai, and ChongXing. Nerva is also a gifted composer and arranger, in 2008, he wrote an original sacred cantata, "The Second Coming" based on the Biblical books of Daniel, Mathew, and Revelation, which debuted to a capacity crowd at The Riverside Church in New York City, and received enthusiastic reviews from New York music critics. Most recently, Nerva gave the world premiere of his newly composed double piano concerto at Carnegie Hall, featuring both Altino Brothers as piano soloists. The piece is based on the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", which is dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives during the terror attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.