Passion Star Music: News

By end of July, EDO - Castro's premier release will be available for digital download off of iTunes as well as streaming with Napster, Rhapsody, eMusic, etc.

We will be supporting this release with MusicSubmit internet marketing as well as further promotional efforts in the fall.

We are very proud and excited to be featuring this rerelease of such wonderful music.

Passion Star Records is proud to announce that Edo Castro's Phoenix will be in stores on September 2nd in the US and coming soon to select countries worldwide.

We have partnered with Pacific Coast Jazz to bring Edo's music to a broader market and are excited about this collaboration.

More news on this soon!!

Rehearsing new material.. taking time with friends.. going to Yosemite for a few days..

Joy to you all!

It is such a great idea!

Wilbur Rehmann on Saxes, Eric "Doc" Smith on Zen Drum/loops and Edo Castro 7 String bass/effects. You must check this out...

Sheba Piano Lounge in San Francisco's Filmore Street "Jazz" District.

MANRING KASSIN DARTER
with Edo Castro and E. "Doc" Smith

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Saturday, April 12 8:00pm
$20.00 General Admission
$15.00 Students
$22.00 General Admission, Day of Show
Buy tickets at TicketWeb or by calling 415.383.9600

"Mindboggling musicianship. Complex, provocative compositions. Darter, Manring and Kassin are all-around awesome!" - Greg Rule, Keyboard magazine

Opening this evening is Edo Castro with E. "Doc" Smith.

Edo Castro is a multi-stringed bass virtuoso. Castro has performed with a plethora of jazz greats; Roy Haynes, Ed Thigpen, Johhny Griffin, Armando Peraza, Stu Hamm and Mark Egan, just to name but a few.

E. "Doctor" Smith is a drummer and percussionist who has worked with the likes of Brian Eno,Madonna, Warren Zevon, Mickey Hart, Jimmy Cliff, and John Mayall among others. He is the inventor of the musical instrument, the Drummstick. He is thrilled with his recent collaboration with bassist Edo Castro.

Manring Kassin Darter - Performing "chamber music for the new millennium" this virtuoso trio has been astounding audiences for the last ten years with their amazing chops, quiet soul and diverse compositions. With over 100 albums to his credit, bass phenom Michael Manring has been hailed as "the world's greatest electric bassist" while pianist Tom Darter's compositions have drawn praise from Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland and Karel Husa and music critics have compared Kassin's flute playing with Rahassan Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws and Paul Horn. While listeners can hear echoes of classical, folk, avant-garde, and world music in their performances, the net result is music that tears down stylistic walls and refuses to be compartmentalized.

Michael Manring (bass), known for his innovative approach to the bass and adventurous solo concerts, has appeared on approximately 200 recordings, and toured throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has received Grammy and Bammie nominations, the Berklee School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award, two Gold Records, and the Bassist of the Year award from the readers of Bass Player magazine.

Larry Kassin (flute) founded the internationally recognized Noe Valley Music Series in 1981, at the acoustically superb Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco, California. His wide-ranging performance style has led to appearances with Bobby McFerrin, Jessica Williams, SF Klezmer Experience, Rhiannon, Sonia, and Box Set, plus a recent CD release with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzerek and Beat poet Michael McClure.

Tom Darter (piano), founding editor of Keyboard magazine, established the Contemporary Music Ensemble at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University, where he also taught music theory and composition. He has arranged two albums of music for the Kronos Quartet Monk Suite (Music of Bill Evans), played keyboards on numerous Jerry Goldsmith film scores, and won several composition awards.

Phoenix has been added to Linda Coffin's Night Traveler playlist for March and April for you night owls.

Her show is Sun/Mon at 12am.

KRCB Television 22 and Radio 91 FM - Public Broadcasting for the North Bay, Sonoma County, California.

Thank you Linda!

Please visit our press page for a wonderful interview featuring Edo's CD Phoenix with Martin Simpson of Bass Player Online in South Africa.

Go behind the scenes with Edo!

Thank you Martin!

100 fans gathered together for an evening of wonderful performances by these three artists. It is truly amazing how they go beyond the confines of playing the bass instruments - that are beginning to look anything like the traditional bass!

Be sure and check the calendar often! Edo will be playing out a lot this year in different configurations with a lot of great, original music happening!

Thank you so much to Gone Fishing for Blue Skies in Japan for playing our version of Silent Night!

Visit their website:

http://www.gonefishingforblueskies.com/

Saturday, 7:30pm
January 26th
Noe Valley Music Series
18$ in advance 20$ at the door.

Come and celebrate with these extraordinary artists as they go beyond the confines of their instruments to a sublime world of sonic exploration.

Warm wishes for the holiday season to all who visit our site.

Thanks for sharing another great year of music!

4pm, December 16th, 2007

Lisa Star & Deborah Winters will be performing at the home of John & Sally Renn.

If you are in the Seattle area, please call the Renn's at:

206-363-7194

Thomas Schworer is a fine arts photographer on Bainbridge Island, WA. He is having a show at the Grace Episcopal Church on the Island entitled: Navigating by Faith

Ray Cooper and Lisa Star will be performing piano, guitar and voice at the artist reception, Saturday, Sept. 29th from 1-3.

http://payplay.fm/raycooper

Check out this link for more ways to purchase the soothing tracks of Ray Cooper's solo piano album, Tabernacle. Terrific additions to playlists for relaxation, inspiration and meditation.

August 3,4 & 5th will see Edo Castro joining other contemporaries such as Bay Area's Jeff Schmidt and Jean Boudin at the Lodo Bass Bash. Edo is one of the featured performers and will also be giving a clinic there.

Sounds like quite a festival!

http://lodobassbash.com/ldbb_v2.1/

Rick has created this wonderful artist link site: http://www.rarwriter.com He has taken various geographical areas and published mini-features on the artists he's come in contact with. He did a wonderful feature on our showcase event. Check out this link:

http://www.rarwriter.com/SpecialFeature3.htm

Thank you Rick for your support of Indie artists & labels!

Edo is playing with jazz guitarist, Michael LaMacchia.