Edmar Castañeda

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Edmar Castañeda

| image = Edmar Castañeda at Marcus plus 2011.jpg

| caption = Edmar Castañeda at Marcus+ concert, 2011

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|3|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia

| genre = Latin Jazz

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Harp

| years_active = 1990s–present

| label = Arpayvoz

| website = {{URL|www.edmarcastaneda.com}}

}}

Edmar Castañeda (born 1978) is a Colombian harpist. He performs his own compositions as well as tapping into native music of Colombia and Venezuela.{{cite web|last1=Ratliff|first1=Ben|title=Music Review: One Harp, Many Languages| url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9C07E7DE1339F937A35754C0A96E9C8B63.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=27 May 2017|date=4 July 2008}}

He leads a trio with David Silliman on drums and Marshall Gilkes on trombone.{{cite web|last1=Chinen|first1=Nate|title=Lionel Loueke and Edmar Castaneda Outdoors - Review|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/arts/music/lionel-loueke-and-edmar-castaneda-outdoors-review.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=27 May 2017|date=7 July 2011}}{{cite web|title=Edmar Castaneda Trio|url=https://music.williams.edu/events/edmar-castaneda-quartet/|website=Williams College|accessdate=27 May 2017|archive-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112230232/http://music.williams.edu/events/edmar-castaneda-quartet/|url-status=dead}} He has also been a member of the Andrea Tierra Quartet with Andrea Tierra, Sam Sadigursky, and David Silliman.

Castañeda's father was Pavelid Castañeda, a harpist, singer, and teacher. Edmar Castañeda began playing the harp at the age of 13.{{cite web|last1=Whitehead|first1=Kevin|title=Edmar Castaneda's 'Double Portion' of Harp| url=https://www.npr.org/2012/06/12/154849055/edmar-castaneda-so-much-harp|website=NPR.org|accessdate=27 May 2017|date=12 June 2012}} In the mid 1990s he moved to New York City and studied jazz trumpet before returning to the harp. In 2006 he released his first solo album, Cuarto de Colores.

He has performed with Paquito D'Rivera, Simón Diaz, Lila Downs, Giovanni Hidalgo, Joe Locke, Wynton Marsalis, John Patitucci, Janis Siegel, John Scofield, Samuel Torres, Hiromi Uehara, Béla Fleck,{{cite web |url=https://bigearsfestival.org/bela-fleck-edmar-castaneda-live-at-big-ears-2019/ |title=Béla Fleck & Edmar Castañeda Live at Big Ears 2019 |date=2019-10-28 |website=Big Ears Festival |access-date=2024-09-10}} Antonio Sánchez,{{cite magazine |url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/unforeseen-new-trio-of-fleck-castaneda-sanchez-to-play-blue-note-new-york |title=Fleck, Castañeda, Sánchez Trio To Play Blue Note New York

|magazine=DownBeat |date=August 27, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-10}} and the United Nations Orchestra.