Luques Curtis

Luques Curtis is a bassist and composer known for anchoring a wide range of modern jazz and Afro-Caribbean ensembles. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, born in 1983, he trained at the Greater Hartford Academy of Performing Arts and Jackie McLean's Artist Collective before earning a full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. With his brother, pianist Zaccai Curtis, he co-leads the Curtis Brothers, and he has performed and recorded extensively with Eddie Palmieri, Stefon Harris, Ralph Peterson, Sean Jones, and Christian Sands. He was named Rising Star Bassist in the 2016 DownBeat Critics Poll, and in 2025 he won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album as a member of the Cubop Lives ensemble.