Mario Castronari

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Mario Castronari (born May 31, 1954 in Berlin , Germany) is a British bassist and composer of fusion and creative jazz .

Act

Castronari began his musical career in Germany, where he worked in the trio of Bob Degen , and in the groups of Heinz Sauer and Thomas Cremer in 1979 , but also played in the German-French jazz ensemble with Albert Mangelsdorff in 1981 and toured with Attila Zoller . In 1982 he left Frankfurt am Main to later settle in London . He became known there through his collaboration with the pianist Howard Riley ; with him and drummer Tony Marsh he formed the Feathers Trio . In 1995 the trio played the album Descending Circles together with Elton Dean . He also worked with Iain Ballamy , Don Rendell (1991) and David Jean-Baptiste (1993), was a member of the Duncan Lamont Big Band and Gail Thompson's Big Band , on whose albums Jazz Africa and JADU (Jazz Africa Down Under) Enja he participated.

Castronari gained wider attention through his work as bassist and composer for the fusion formation Roadside Picnic , which he formed with saxophonist David O'Higgins . In 1990 the concept album For Madmen Only was created based on motifs from Hermann Hesse's novel Der Steppenwolf . Guest musicians such as saxophonist Mornington Lockett and trumpeter Steve Waterman contributed to the album La Famille , which was thematically dedicated to British 70s jazz rock and progressive rock .

Discographic notes

with Howard Riley

  • Feathers Trio (Castronari, Riley, Marsh): Feathers (Spotline, 1988)
  • Feathers with Jaki (Slam, 1981-91)
  • Wishing on the Moon (Future Music, 1995)
  • Descending Circles (Blueprint, 1995)

with Roadside Picnic

  • Roadside Picnic (Novus, 1988) with David O'Higgins, John C. Smith (ky), Mike Bradley (dr)
  • For Madmen Only (Novus, 1990)
  • La Famille (B&W, 1995)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Castronari, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British bass player
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin , Germany