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- Favorite Smooth Jazz Artist
- Yellow Jackets, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny
- E mail address
- http://edo@edocastro.com
- About Me:
- I was initially a self-taught bassist but later attended the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. My Teachers were not only schooling me, they’d recommend me for gigs and during my stay in Chicago I played with some of the finest young bloods of the music scene at that time, Jim Trumpeter, Fareed Haque, Mark Walker and Hassan Khan. Of course there were the jazz icons, Miles Davis Guitarist Pete Cosey and drummer Roy Haynes that I was fortunate enough to play with. After playing a set with Roy Haynes, there was a bunch of us standing around talking to him and out of the blue Roy handed me his card and said, ‘Man when you’re ready, come to New York and give me a call.' That was the greatest stamp of approval in front of all my peers. I’ve yet to get to New York and collect on that call but have been busy recording, composing and gigging locally in the San Francisco area with many of the fine musicians here. I am a huge Pat Metheny fan - so I'd have to say that I was definitely influenced early on by Pat - and still am. There are so many greats that I resonate with. I just hope to play with as many as I can - whether that is live or in a recording situation. Mark Egan joined me on a tune I wrote called Blue Asia and I've got another tune that David Friesen played on that will be on my next CD. I play all of the time and try to listen for my muse in the motion of the moment.
- Where do you find your music?
- iTunes - http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=176128694&s=143441
CD Baby - http://cdbaby.com/cd/edocastro
Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GIWEC8/
Other Sites
myspace.com/Edo Castro
www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=13677
www.edocastro.com
www.passionstarmusic.com
www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=13677
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www.passionstarmusic.com
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Bruno
I like your style,original and contemporary.Really interesting in this "ocean of conventional,commercial and repetitive expressions".I'm the ideator, producer and conductor of the Jazz radio programs "ANIMAJAZZ" and "A VOICE, A SOUL" (this 2nd,it's a specific programs about the new international Jazz Voices). There is also an official web site of these programs: in which you will can see many articles about my weekly programs.My broadcasts are listening by the web,in double language (english & italian) so I have listeners all over the world.
I'm contacting you because I'm available and interested to receive your Jazz CDs to promote in my programs (if you are interested...clearly...), if and when you want.
If you are interested,please,don't esitate to contact me about.
All the best.
Bruno Pollacci
"AnimaJazz" - Pisa - Italy
brpollac@tin.it
http://www.animajazz.it
Many thanks for adding me in your SmoothJazzSpace musician friends list :)
Love your music and bass playing !
Have a great Sunday,
All the best to you,
Alexis
PEACE & STAY BLESSED
You are an amazing player, and your
Bass speaks every language, and it
is understood by everyone . . .
Take Care, Robin
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