Jazz Articles about Esteban Castro

About Esteban Castro

Rising Stars

Introducing Pianist Esteban Castro

by Sanford Josephson
April 1, 2024

Esteban Castro's parents gave him a toy piano when he was three years old. “I would just kind of gravitate toward it a lot," he recalled. “When I was four, they rented a piano and started getting me lessons. I got into jazz because I would really enjoy improvising and composing when I started playing. I would get up in music class and improvise. My music teacher said, 'Why don't you play jazz?' So, that's when I started to get ...

Album Review

Summer Camargo: To Whom I Love

Read "To Whom I Love" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 15, 2024

Trumpet artist Summer Camargo startled the music and entertainment worlds when, as a brilliant 22-year-old Juilliard grad, she landed the highly-desired trumpet chair in the Saturday Night Live band. Camargo now adds to her lengthy list of achievements with her debut album, To Whom I Love. She and a cadre of New York all-stars deliver nine varied tracks (seven Camargo originals and two jazz workhorses) on which she and her colleagues shine. “JP Shuffle," upbeat and catchy, ...