EDMAR CASTAÑEDA at Jack London Revue

Sould Out presentsEdmar Castaeda harpAndrea Tierra vocalsSinglehandedly, Castaeda has cemented the harps place in jazz with innovative technique and heartfelt creativity.The New York Times notes, Castaeda engage[s] modern jazz in ways that honorcultural origins, and [he has] the capacity to astonish by virtue of [his] fingerstyle technique.Since arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castaeda has made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp virtuoso. Castaeda brings forth a brilliance that beautifully merges the jazz tradition with a diverse set of styles and genres while bringing unbridled attention to a somewhat unfamiliar instrument: the harpHis formidable collaborations include music titans such as Wynton Marsalis, Bela Fleck, John Scofield, Ricki Lee Jones, Hiromi, Pedrito Martinez, Marcus Miller, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ivan Lins, The Yellowjackets, Paco De Lucia, and Paquito DRivera.In the same breath as the Yo-Yo Mas of the world, Castaeda fearlessly stuns audiences, musicians, and critics alike with his incredible talents as a player and composer.He was ushered into the jazz community by Paquito DRivera, who recognized Castaedas passion and took the young harpist under his wing...

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Sould Out presentsEdmar Castaeda harpAndrea Tierra vocalsSinglehandedly, Castaeda has cemented the harps place in jazz with innovative technique and heartfelt creativity.The New York Times notes, Castaeda engage[s] modern jazz in ways that honorcultural origins, and [he has] the capacity to astonish by virtue of [his] fingerstyle technique.Since arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castaeda has made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp virtuoso. Castaeda brings forth a brilliance that beautifully merges the jazz tradition with a diverse set of styles and genres while bringing unbridled attention to a somewhat unfamiliar instrument: the harpHis formidable collaborations include music titans such as Wynton Marsalis, Bela Fleck, John Scofield, Ricki Lee Jones, Hiromi, Pedrito Martinez, Marcus Miller, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ivan Lins, The Yellowjackets, Paco De Lucia, and Paquito DRivera.In the same breath as the Yo-Yo Mas of the world, Castaeda fearlessly stuns audiences, musicians, and critics alike with his incredible talents as a player and composer.He was ushered into the jazz community by Paquito DRivera, who recognized Castaedas passion and took the young harpist under his wing. DRivera has called him an enormous talent [Edmar] has the versatility and the enchanting charisma of a musician who has taken his harp out of the shadow to become one of the most original musicians from the Big Apple.Castaeda was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category Best Latin Jazz Album with his album Family.In 2021, Castaedas performance was heard in Disneys smash hit film Encanto, which features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Castaeda acts on the soundtrack and serves as a music consultant too.NPRs Fresh Air touts, his technique is the real astonishment. Castaeda juggles lead, rhythm and bass lines, using a variety of hard and soft string attacks to keep those voices distinct all without giving up the grooveHis amazing techniqueraises the bar for every harpist.Moses Sumney highlights his 5 Favorite NPR Tiny Desk Concerts and says, My brain cracked open when I first saw this. Some classical instruments are so ingrained in our heads for sounding one way; Edmar restructures what we know of harp, defiantly expanding the bounds of the instrument.

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