Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts to Kick Off 70th Anniversary Season September 18th

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the UConn Storrs campus will kick off its 70th Anniversary Season with Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio—Tribute to Buena Vista Social Club on Thursday, September 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are now on sale for this and all fall events at Jorgensen.UConn.edu.

Described by JazzTimes as “a revelation,” the breathtaking young pianist and winner of the 2014 Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition matches astonishing technique with deep feeling and a mastery of the Afro-Cuban, modern jazz, and classical traditions.

Classically trained in both piano and percussion, Pacheco has already built a lifetime of major milestones in his growing career. In addition to his Montreaux win, the Havana native won Cuba’s prestigious International Contest for Young Jazz Musicians (JoJazz Festival) in 2007 and the 2013 Best Jazz Project Award and was listed among the other rising stars in the Vanity Fair article “The Jazz Youth-Quake." His trio includes Reinier Mendoza on percussion and Geron Lazo-Quiroga on bass.

Pacheco sold out his solo piano debut at Lincoln Center in 2015, and has performed in various settings around the world, from Snug Harbor to the Kennedy Center. As a composer, Pacheco premiered his A Symphony for Jazz Quartet and Symphonic Orchestra at the National Theater of Cuba in 2018.

Pacheco has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Arturo O’Farrill, Lenny White, Issac Delgado, Miguel Zenón, and Dave Weckl, and has released a trio of accomplished albums including his latest, the 2022 Ropeadope trio session The Lockdown Album.  

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TICKETS AND BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:

Tickets for this concert are $30 with some discounts available. Tickets can be purchased on the Jorgensen website, jorgensen.uconn.edu. Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2132 Hillside Road on the UConn campus in Storrs. The Box Office is open Mon – Fri, 10 am to 5 pm. For questions and assistance, email jorgensen.tickets@uconn.edu or call 860-486-4226.  (Note: all artists, events, dates, programs policies are subject to change.)  

ABOUT JORGENSEN:

Opened in December of 1955 on the UConn Storrs campus, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts presents 25-30 diverse performances each season, from nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles ranging from classical music to world music and dance, classical ballet and contemporary dance, comedy, family programming, and contemporary entertainment.