Career
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Estácio South America, Rio de Janeiro in 1994, he began touring South America with some of Brazil"s top acts like Brazilian singer Rosa Marya Colin. Since immigrating to Canada in 2006, Marco Castillo has become a fixture on the Winnipeg music scene, including regular appearances at the annual Jazz Winnipeg Festival. Marco Castillo released his debut album, "Brazilian Season" in 2008.
In 2010, Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio Producer Kinsey Posen selected Marco Castillo to be part of the Manitoba Cover Project where new and emerging Manitoban artists covered well known Manitoba composers.
Marco Castillo"s contribution was a Portuguese version of These Eyes by The Guess Who and Neil Young"s Heart of Gold. The song "Forró Number Canadá" from "Zabelê" is a tribute to his new homeland in the Forró style of Brazil and a Folkloric Category finalist in the 2015 Viña del March International Song Festival at the Festival Viña del March 2015:
The sound is as much jazz-infused world music as it is latin-infused jazz music
One that has appealed to both jazz and world music fans. The songs are a mix of original compositions, traditional pieces, and standards, and performed solo, as a trio, and with the 8-piece Brazilian Beats.