Edmar Castañeda

Edmar Castañeda
Edmar Castañeda at Marcus+ concert, 2011
Edmar Castañeda at Marcus+ concert, 2011
Background information
Born (1978-03-31) 31 March 1978 (age 48)
Bogotá, Colombia
GenresLatin Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentHarp
Years active1990s–present
LabelArpayvoz
Websitewww.edmarcastaneda.com

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]

He leads a trio with Julian Miltenburger on drums and Birsa Chattergee on tenor saxophone and tabla.[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, Béla Fleck,[5][6] Antonio Sánchez,[6] and the United Nations Orchestra.

For 2026 Grammy Awards, he received a nomination for the album BEATrio in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category.[7]

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
  • "BEATrio" with Béla Fleck and Antonio Sanchez, 2025

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. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b Whitehead, Kevin (12 June 2012). "Edmar Castaneda's 'Double Portion' of Harp". NPR.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Béla Fleck & Edmar Castañeda Live at Big Ears 2019". Big Ears Festival. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  6. ^ a b "Fleck, Castañeda, Sánchez Trio To Play Blue Note New York". DownBeat. August 27, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  7. ^ "2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
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