Community Outreach

The Pacheco Festival serves residents of the Bronx and the greater New York City area. Along with the participation of local student musicians, neighboring elementary, middle and secondary schools are invited to join the live festival audience.

The festival is simulcast live on BronxNet Television (www.bronxnet.org) and streamed worldwide. It is also promoted as part of the Jazz Education Network Virtual Outreach Series (www.jazzednet.org). The live BronxNet broadcast reaches 370,000 homes in the Bronx and receives thousands of views via livestream.

Virtual Performances and Workshops

As a hybrid event, the Pacheco Festival is available to audiences, clinicians, students, and performers across the globe—from Santiago, Chile, to Hong Kong and San Francisco, to Winnipeg and Montreal, Canada. Most notably, NEA Jazz Masters Clark Terry and Frank Foster have participated in music presentations from their homes via Skype.

Guest Artists

World-class Latin music and jazz artists are invited to perform at the festival each year.

Past Guest Artists include:

Mike Mainieri, Larry Ridley, Andy Gonzalez, Richard Wyands, Nicky Marrero, The Capitol Bones, Terry Silverlight, Will Lee, Barry Miles, Zacchai Curtis, Leslie Lewis and Gerard Hagen, Gary Morgan and Panamericana, The Ethos Percussion Quartet, Richard Boukas and Quarteto Moderno, The Bronx Conexion, Memo Acevedo and Manhattan Bridges, Matt Niess and The Lehman College Faculty Jazz Ensemble.