Career
Now based in New York City, Luques has been performing nationally and internationally with artists such as Eddie Palmieri, Ralph Peterson, Junior, Christian Scott, Gary Burton, and others He is one of the owners and co-founders of independent jazz label Truth Revolution Records. 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 Performing Arts and the Artist Collective, founded by Jackie McLean.
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.
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.
