Jesús Pagán

Jesús Pagán was born in 1970 in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, and from a very young age has had affinity and passion for tropical music and live performances. After living in Puerto Rico through his formative years, he has steadily honed his craft as a background vocalist and lead singer in the New England and the tri-state region, quickly ingratiating himself with the fan base and becoming a first tier artist on the salsa and dance scene.

Throughout the years, he has continued to record, travel, and appear at some of the foremost musical venues in the world. For example, Pagán has had the honor of singing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City alongside the legendary Gilberto Santa Rosa and Eguie Castrillo’s Big Band in 2013. He was also a guest artist at the sold out concert at the beautiful Macarena Arena in Medellin, Colombia as the lead vocalist with Orquesta Dicupé in front of over 20,000 adoring salsa fans.

Jesús Pagán y Su Orquesta was featured at the sold out concert From Woodstock to Old San Juan at the prestigious Academy of Music in the city of Northampton, Massachusetts. Pagán has had the immense honor of performing with his band as the opening group at concerts for Latin dignitaries such as Willie Colón, Milly Quezada, and La India, among others.

For his contributions, talent, and dedication to the salsa genre, Pagán was named in the book La Historia de la Salsa en Discusión, released in Cali, Colombia as one of the new era  of salsa artists keeping the flame and legacy of Latin music alive in this emerging world of musical marketing and digital distribution.

Among his numerous accomplishments, Pagán was invited to perform in 2023 at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, honoring the 100th birthday of Latin music legend Tito Puente.

For 2024, Pagán has released his latest musical production, an intriguing compendium of his most popular singles and album tracks. In essence, it is a definitive collection of eight songs that exemplify the contagious beat and electric style of a musician who is always striving to reach new heights as a vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer.

Jesús Pagán will be performing as part of Berklee’s Summer in the City 2025 concert series. View all concerts.