Edmar Castaneda Trio at Stanford Jazz Festival

Transforming a folk instrument tradition into major creative force in modern jazz begins to hint at the remarkable achievement of Bogota native and harpist Edmar Castaneda. But it doesn’t prepare you for the impact of his mind-blowing music. Edmar strums, and cascades of polyrhythms and polychordal harmonies stream from his harp, percussive yet melodic, logical yet spontaneous. Edmar’s frequent collaborators include Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, John Scofield, John Pattitucci, and Chico O’Farrill’s Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band. He’s also on SJW faculty member Taylor Eigsti’s album, Let It Come To You. JazzTimes has said, “That the harp sounds so natural in this context makes you wonder why so few have thought to utilize this many-stringed instrument as a viable lead instrument.”...

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Transforming a folk instrument tradition into major creative force in modern jazz begins to hint at the remarkable achievement of Bogota native and harpist Edmar Castaneda. But it doesn’t prepare you for the impact of his mind-blowing music. Edmar strums, and cascades of polyrhythms and polychordal harmonies stream from his harp, percussive yet melodic, logical yet spontaneous. Edmar’s frequent collaborators include Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, John Scofield, John Pattitucci, and Chico O’Farrill’s Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band. He’s also on SJW faculty member Taylor Eigsti’s album, Let It Come To You. JazzTimes has said, “That the harp sounds so natural in this context makes you wonder why so few have thought to utilize this many-stringed instrument as a viable lead instrument.”

For more information on this event or to purchase tickets please visit http://www.stanfordjazz.org or call (650) 725-ARTS [2787]

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