Jorge Luis Pacheco is a pianist, arranger, composer, percussionist, and singer born in Havana, Cuba. His work draws from his Afro-Cuban roots as well as from classic, jazz, and pop. At age 25, Pacheco was the only semifinalist from Latin America in the 2009 Montreux Solo Jazz Piano Competition. He toured the U.S. for the first time in 2011 with Soneros de Verdad. A restlessly ambitious and creative artist, Pacheco has composed for quartet and orchestra. His most recent release, 2020\u2019s The Lockdown Album, was actually released in 2022; it emphasizes Pacheco\u2019s synthesis of jazz and classical forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n