Jorge Luis Pacheco

Fiery young pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco is one of the leading musicians of the new generation of jazz in Cuba. Hailing from Havana, Jorge Luis Pacheco’s music brings together Cuban jazz, Cuban and Afro-Cuban music, American jazz, and classical music with a measure of contemporary pop and soul. Pacheco is a passionate, extravagant, exciting entertainer on stage with an electric energy that has been captivating audiences all over the world. He has performed at legendary jazz clubs such as Dizzy’s Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York and festivals like the Blue Note Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz Fest among others. He has collaborated with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Arturo O’ Farrill and the legendary Lenny White as well as with Dave Weckl and Richie Goods in trio format, saxophonist Bill Evans, singer Haley Reinhart and some of the most important Cuban artists such as Alexander Abreu, Isaac Delgado, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Amadito Valdes and Tete Caturla (Buena Vista Social Club), Bobby Carcases and others.