Luques Curtis
Luques Curtis is an American bassist from Hartford, Connecticut. Now based in New York City, Luques has been performing nationally and internationally with artists such as Eddie Palmieri, Ralph Peterson, Jr, Christian Scott, Gary Burton, and others. He is one of the owners and co-founders of independent jazz label Truth Revolution Records.
Biography
Luques was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in the neighboring town of Windsor. He began playing the bass at 12 years old and attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and the Artists Collective, Inc. founded by Jackie McLean and Paul (PB) Brown. After high school, he earned a full scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where he studied with John Lockwood and Ron Mahdi. While in Boston, he was also able to work with great musicians such as Gary Burton, Ralph Peterson, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, and Francisco Mela. Luques collaborated with his older brother Zaccai Curtis and formed a group called Insight. The group released their first album ‘A Genesis’ in 2006 and then also formed The Curtis Brothers and The Curtis Brothers Quartet. They have released multiple records with their groups on their record label Truth Revolution Records.Discography
As co-leader
;Insight- A Genesis
- Blood, Spirit, Land, Water, Freedom
- Completion of Proof
As sideman
;Eddie Palmieri- Sabiduria/Wisdom
- Full Circle
- Mi Luz Mayor
- Rhapsody In Blue
- Zocalo
- Imagine
- Latin Jazz All Stars
;Zhenya Strigalev
- The Change
- Roots
- Kaleidoscope
- The Search Within
- No Need For Words
- Im*pro*vise
- Re-Introduction
- Inner Peace
- Identities Are Changeable
;Matt Garrison
- Familiar Places
Subjective Mind
;Orrin Evans
- Faith In Action
- Captain Black Big Band - Captain Black Big Band
- "...It was beauty"
- Captain Black Big Band - Mother's Touch
- Liberation Blues
- The Journey
- First Impulse
- Caracas - New York
- From Daddy with Love
- Nuestro Tango
- Con Clave Para Bailar
- Lite Blue
- Résumé
- Spread The Word
- Straight Shot
- La Esperanza
- Onward
;Donald Harrison
;Darryl Yokley
;Romain Collin
- The Calling
- Press Enter
- The Overcomer's Suite
- The Duality Perspective
;Nils Weinhold
- Shapes
;Christian ScottRewind That Anthem Ruler Rebel The Emancipation Procrastination
;Brian Lynch
- Simpactico
- Con Clave Vol. 2
- It's You Or No One
;Andrei Matorin
- Opus
- Diasporapsodie
- Evidence Of Things To Come
- Venture Inward
- The Music Is The Magic
- In Bloom
- Wildflower
- Nora La Bella
Compilations
- Together