Edmar Castañeda

Edmar Castañeda (born 1978) is a Colombian harpist. He performs his own compositions as well as tapping into native music of Colombia and Venezuela.[1]

Edmar Castañeda
Edmar Castañeda at Marcus+ concert, 2011
Background information
Born (1978-03-31) 31 March 1978
Bogotá, Colombia
GenresLatin Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsHarp
Years active1990s–present
LabelsArpayvoz
Websitewww.edmarcastaneda.com

He leads a trio with David Silliman on drums and Marshall Gilkes on trombone.[2][3] He has also been a member of the Andrea Tierra Quartet with Andrea Tierra, Sam Sadigursky, and David Silliman.

Castañeda's father was Pavelid Castañeda, a harpist, singer, and teacher. Edmar Castañeda began playing the harp at the age of 13.[4] In the mid 1990s he moved to New York City and studied jazz trumpet before returning to the harp.[4] In 2006 he released his first solo album, Cuarto de Colores.

He has performed with Paquito D'Rivera, Simón Diaz, Lila Downs, Giovanni Hidalgo, Joe Locke, Wynton Marsalis, John Patitucci, Janis Siegel, John Scofield, Samuel Torres, Hiromi Uehara, and the United Nations Orchestra.

Other appearances
  • "Hang On Mike", Candy Butchers, 2004
  • "Island Life", Yerba Buena, 2005
  • "La Marea", Marta Topferova, 2005
  • "La Cantina", Lila Downs, 2006
  • "Alma Latina", Arturo Romay, 2007
  • "Melodía Verde", Andrea Tierra, 2007
  • "Cuarto de Colores", 2009
  • "Entre Cuerdas", 2009
  • "Double Portion", 2012

References
  1. Ratliff, Ben (4 July 2008). "Music Review: One Harp, Many Languages". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. Chinen, Nate (7 July 2011). "Lionel Loueke and Edmar Castaneda Outdoors - Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. "Edmar Castaneda Trio". Williams College. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. Whitehead, Kevin (12 June 2012). "Edmar Castaneda's 'Double Portion' of Harp". NPR.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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