Staff Sergeant Abiud Flores joined the West Point Band in 2024. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he is a husband, father and is dedicated to bass performance and education. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico with a major in Jazz and Afro-Caribbean music performance and a minor in music education. Staff Sgt. Flores’s musical career has included studio recordings and tours with major artists at renowned venues such as Madison Square Garden, the Staples Center, Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest, Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Blue Note Hawaii, among others. He has been assigned to the 282nd Army Band, the 25th Infantry Division Band, and the Recruiting Outreach Company. He was the musical director of the 282nd Army Band rock band ensemble, which won Music Performance Team of the Year in 2017. He was also a peer mentor awardee at the Advanced Leader Course at the U.S. Army School of Music.