Described as a"brilliant, intense" performer of jazz piano by KC Confidential and a "dynamic artist and musical force in today's jazz world" by allaboutjazz.com Michael Pagán has performed for over 40 years throughout the United States and in Europe with many notable jazz musicians. He appears regularly in the jazz venues of Kansas City as a solo pianist, with his own trio, with bassist Steve Rigazzi in the duo Pagarazzi and as leader/pianist of the Michael Pagán Big Band.