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The Mario Castro Quintet is one of the brightest and up and coming jazz groups of today. The group is lead by Mario Castro, a 2011 Berklee College of Music graduate from Humacao, Puerto Rico. At 24, Castro is already an accomplished musician and has led his group, to many legendary stages including: Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, the Fillmore in SF, Sevilla Jazz Festival (SPAIN), among others. He also held a residency at Wally's Jazz Club in Boston, the historical landmark frequented by many great musicians. Castro currently lives in NYC. Mario Castro will be debuting his "quintet + STRINGS" project

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Gabriel Vicéns: Puerto Rican Jazz Guitar

by Mark Sullivan
November 14, 2015

Puerto Rican jazz guitarist/composer Gabriel Vicéns graduated from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico as the first jazz guitarist, and has gone on to teach guitar at the Music Department at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. He recorded his first solo album Point in Time at age 23; his second album Days has been released ...

Album

Estrella De Mar

By Mario Castro

Label: Interrobang Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Pilares; Shmerls; Interlude: Cry Of A Gypsy; Estrella De Mar; Resentment; Coffee; Interlude: Opposite Direction, Part II; Michelangelo; Entrapment; I Miss You; Storyteller; Goodbye.

Article: Album Review

Mario Castro: Estrella De Mar

Read "Estrella De Mar" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal
December 23, 2014

Though the concept of augmenting a jazz quintet with a string section may not be anything new, the direction saxophonist Mario Castro takes this combination on Estrella De Mar is quite novel in its sophisticated, yet hip, arranging. The strings are not utilized merely as accompaniment, but are engaged in the front line of harmony and ...