Edo Castro

San Francsico Bay Area bassist Edo Castro was initially self-taught, but later moved to Chicago and attended The American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. He completed his studies and earned a BA in 1987 with a focus on Jazz Studies and electric Bass. He continued to hone his craft in Chicago through 1990.

Edo has performed/recorded with David Amram, Mark Walker, Hassan Kahn, Pete Cosey, Roy Haynes, Fareed Haque, David Onderdonk, Ed Thigpen, Johnny Griffin, Joel Harrison, Jim Trumpeter, Ian Doogle, Deborah Winters, Jill Knight, Paul Van Wageningen, Caroline Aiken, Dan Zinn, Bethany Pickens, Michael La Macchia, Armando Peraza, Caren Armstrong, Percy Howard, Mike Molenda, Stu Hamm, Lorn Leber, George Brooks, Eric Doc Smith, Michael Manring, Mark Egan, Yves Carbonne, Todd Johnson and David Friesen.

As a leader, Edo has several albums out with the Passion Star Records Label. Edo has also recently published a book of his compositions.

Edo Castro’s Label
http://www.passionstarmusic.com/

Edo Artist Endorsement:
Genz Benz
http://www.genzbenz.com/
GHS Strings
http://www.ghsstrings.com/
Utrera Guitars
http://www.utreracustom.com/

Edo uses:
Conklin Guitars
http://www.conklinguitars.com/
Bee Basses
http://www.beebasses.com/
Watson Guitars
http://www.watsonguitars.net/