jazz • classical • Indigenous American • electronic • folk • avant garde
upcoming performances
June 22 • Latin Jazz Quintet • Johnnie’s Jazz Bar • 630-930pm
June 30 • DJ bløb • private event • contact for information
as composer/bandleader
Maintain Your Strength of Spirit is Castillo’s first composition for Concert Band. The piece was written as a high school graduation present for his younger brother, who played alto saxophone in the band. MYSS was scheduled for a debut performance in the Spring of 2020, but was delayed due to covid.
as collaborator
KC Syzygy is a compilation album of music created by Kansas City musicians during the stay at home orders of Spring 2020. Castillo organized the creation of this album, and contributed to two of the selections. All proceeds of the album go toward KC Tenants, a local house rights activist group.
discography
as composer/bandleader
Fifty plus original scores and arrangements for jazz sextet, solo piano, concert band, contemporary classical string ensemble, vocal jazz choir, electronic dance music, etc.
blob castle (electronic)
• Contempoétnico 2022
• Music for Art Show 2021
• La Tierra Se Está Doblando 2020
The Sextet (contemporary jazz)
• Among Friends 2019
• Blob Castle 2017
• In a Natural State 2016
as collaborator
The Standard Vocal Jazz Ensemble (vocal jazz)
• Coal & Diamonds 2021
• Feeling Good 2018
Rob Rice (singer songwriter)
• …and the Devil’s Threesome 2021
Miki P & the Swallowtails (alternative)
• Right Where We Are 2020
• Swallowtail 2019
• Dome of Swallows 2018
Calvin Arsenia (experimental pop)
• Cantaloupe 2018
o.b.e. (avant garde)
• in the Thomas Kinkade style 2019
Leslie Maclean (straight ahead jazz)
• Joy Spring 2017
Noah Kite (singer songwriter)
• To Burn 2017
Ky Burt (folk/americana)
• The Moon and the Sea 2016
Robert Castillo 