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Mario Castelberg

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Mario Castelberg (*1995, from Grub AR, CH) is a Swiss guitarist and composer. Castelberg studied at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts under Kalle Kalima and Frank Möbus, earning a Master of Arts in Music Jazz Performance and Composition under Ed Partyka, and graduated with the highest honors. Since then, he has been living in Lucerne and working as a freelance musician and instrumental pedagogue. He moves musically between modern jazz, free improvisation, psychedelic rock, and ambient and skillfully mixes these genres. He plays and composes for the Lyft Trio, and in 2018, he released their debut album "Traveller," which he founded. In 2021, their second album "Weit - Lyft Trio feat. John Voirol" was released. Other projects he has been involved in include Hobo Ho (Hanspeter Pfammatter, Mario Castelberg), Kothe & Castelberg, Les Chouettes, and Miriam and the Quncies. He has played with Louis Cole, Genevieve Artardi, Kalle Kalima, John Voirol and Gerry Hemingway among others.