Tiwa Bleu and His Chosen Few with Mario Dueñas – Aurora, IL

The Venue is pleased to present Tiwa Bleu and His Chosen Few with all new music including original compositions. Featuring an act by guitar virtuoso Mario Dueñas. 7 p.m. Doors open 6 p.m. Join us for great jazz!

General Admission – $20

Door price increases by $5

TIWA BLEU

⭐ Tiwa Bleu (also known as Gustavo Flores) is an artist, producer, jazz instrumentalist, and all round percussionist. From his late childhood to teen years, he has studied to understand the craft of drumming and percussion playing, soon catching interest in jazz at the age of 13. His deep diving into music throughout high school led him to be inspired by the works of Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Cal Tjader, and Sun Ra; alongside composers from Italian film music libraries such as Piero Piccioni, Piero Umilliani, Alessandro Alessandroni, and Nora Orlandi. Although Tiwa’s roots reside in jazz, he’s also participated in rock and and R&B settings such as the rock band Vacants and solo artists FELTWELL and Nico Nico. In 2022 Tiwa formed an outlet for traditional jazz, acid jazz, and neo soul: The Luxure Trio. Since then, The Luxure Trio plays once a month at Society 57: a lounge located in downtown Aurora. After meeting more jazz instrumentalists along the way, Tiwa has had the opportunity to add more textures to his project, giving birth, to his full band.

Tiwa Bleu (también conocido como Gustavo Flores) es artista, productor, instrumentista de jazz y percusionista integral. Desde su niñez hasta su adolescencia, ha estudiado para comprender el arte de tocar la batería y la percusión, y pronto se interesó por el jazz a la edad de 13 años. Su profunda inmersión en la música durante la escuela secundaria lo llevó a inspirarse en las obras de Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Cal Tjader y Sun Ra; junto a compositores de bibliotecas de música cinematográfica italiana como Piero Piccioni, Piero Umilliani, Alessandro Alessandroni y Nora Orlandi. Aunque las raíces de Tiwa residen en el jazz, también ha participado en escenarios de rock y R&B como la banda de rock Vacants y los solistas FELTWELL y Nico Nico. En 2022, Tiwa formó una salida para el jazz tradicional, el acid jazz y el neo soul: El Trío Luxure. Desde entonces, El Trío Luxure toca una vez al mes en Society 57: un salón ubicado en el centro de Aurora. Después de conocer a más instrumentistas de jazz en el camino, Tiwa ha tenido la oportunidad de añadir más texturas a su proyecto, dando origen a su banda completa.

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