Pacho Flores

The music of trumpeter Pacho Flores encompasses classical, jazz, and popular influences. He has recorded several albums for the Deutsche Grammophon label. Flores was born in San Cristóbal, Venezuela, in 1981. His father, Francisco Flores Díaz, was a trumpeter and band director who observed that his son had "good lips" and correctly forecasted that he, too, would become a trumpeter. After lessons from his father, Flores entered Venzuela's famed El Sistema music education system. He studied at the Escuela de Música Miguel Ángel Espinel in San Cristóbal with Orlando Paredes and ...