Independent Arts News Reporting Alexa Torres & Mario Wellmann Quartet Jazz at Flemington DIY
Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
Pictured Above: Alexa Torres. Photo Credit: Alicia Debek.
NEWSROOM POST: FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY
The Flemington DIY Fall Jazz Series continues on November 15th with the Alexa Torres & Mario Wellmann Quartet.
WHAT: Alexa Torres & Mario Wellmann Quartet Jazz at Flemington DIY
WHEN: Saturday, November 15, 2025; Doors open at 7:30 PM, Music begins at 8:00 PM; $18/advance, $22 at the door
WHERE: Flemington DIY, 26 Stangl Road, Flemington, NJ
Flemington, NJ – The Alexa Torres & Mario Wellmann Quartet presents original music that weaves contemporary jazz language with rhythmic ideas from Latin America. This Fall 2025 tour frames the music around reconstruction—building sound worlds from fragments of melody and memory: Chile’s democratic rebuilding after the dictatorship, the post-earthquake/tsunami recovery of communities, the personal reweaving of lives shaped by exile and diaspora, among other themes. Anchoring the group are guitarist Guillermo López (MM, Juilliard; appearances at Blue Note, Smalls, and Dizzy’s) and drummer Daniel Dufour (performances with Seamus Blake, Rotem Sivan, and others across the U.S.; faculty at UT Austin).
Alexa Torres
Alexa Torres is a Latinx jazz violinist, composer, and ethnographic researcher based in Austin and New York. She has performed across the U.S., Latin America, and Europe, sharing the stage with Grammy-winning artists such as Kurt Elling and Mon Laferte. Her work blends contemplative melody, rich harmonic textures, and atypical forms. Her 2024 debut, In Situ, received airplay on NPR and coverage in Strings Magazine and All About Jazz. Earlier this year she was nominated in the “Best Strings” category for the 2025 Austin Music Awards.
Website: www.alexatorresmusic.com
Instagram: @alexatorresmusic
Mario Wellmann
Chilean jazz guitarist and composer based in New York and Austin. A two-time DownBeat Student Music Award recipient, Mario has performed in South America, Europe, and the U.S., sharing the stage with artists including Sinne Eeg and Kurt Elling. His writing and improvisation fuse modern aesthetics with jazz traditions.
Website: www.mariowellmann.com
Instagram: @mariowguitar
Advance tickets may be purchased from https://pci.jotform.com/form/252864056375161 until 3 PM on the date of the show.
Check out our entire Fall Jazz Series at Flemington DIY: www.flemingtondiy.org/jazz. You can also find out about discounted tickets with our Cool Cat Jazz Card deal!
Coming up on December 7th the Nate Tota Quartet will be returning, featuring Nate Tota, Isaac Felix, Killian Winn, and Jackson Bernstein.
FLEMINGTON DIY (Do It Yourself) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide an inclusive art space that engages the community with the burgeoning local arts scene, inspires social change, and invigorates the economic development of Flemington, New Jersey. For further information, please visit http://www.flemingtondiy.org or @flemingtondiy on Instagram.
