Jorge Pardo learned to play music on guitar, like many young musicians in Madrid. But since “everyone” already played it, he started looking for something else and came to the flute and the saxophone since those were the instruments of jazz. During jam sessions he played with artists such as Diego Carrasco, Manuel Soler, the drummer Peer Wyboris, the singer David Thomas and the saxophonists Pedro Iturralde and Vlady Bas. Later he met Paco de Lucia, who kept asking him more and more.
He also recorded albums with people like Carles Benavent, Tino di Geraldo and Chick Corea. In the flamenco world he is the one who set the tone for the use of flute and saxophone.