Jorge Luis Pacheco: "Con El Pache Me Voy" - Live from New Orleans (2015)

Jorge Luis Pacheco performing at the House of Blues New Orleans during WWOZ's Piano Night on April 27, 2015. This track is featured on the WWOZ CD, 'If You Only Knew' Vol. 44 Spring 2016. Hailing from Havana, Cuba, Jorge Luis Pacheco is a fiery young pianist with “flying hands.” He has performed all over the world including prominent jazz clubs such as Dizzy’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, theaters, and festivals such as the Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York. He also performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington with his quartet and solo piano as well as the legendary Apollo Theater where a lifetime achievement award was presented to Herbie Hancock. He has collaborated with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO and Arturo O’ Farrill. 2016 Piano Night performer Monty Alexander exclaimed that he “defies genre” often playing Cuban jazz, traditional Cuban music, original documentary scores, and a new Piano symphony called “Andino” that he composed, which was inspired in the music of South America. Cab Calloway’s daughter Cabella Calloway was one of those audience members who instantly became a fan and producer. His new album recorded in the United States with her sponsorship will be released in 2016. http://wwoz.org http://www.pachecopiano.com