Are you a musician who has performed at Smalls or Mezzrow in the past and doesn’t have an artist account then please contact us directly at musician@smallslive.com.
The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art & Education is a not-for-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to subsidize the operation of our venues, recording projects, tours and educational initiatives.
During this Covid-19 pandemic our mission is to keep the clubs floating until business can be restored.
We will also sponsor live-streamed concerts from the club that will keep the musicians working during this period.
We will also be offering emergency aid for Jazz musicians in need due to this calamity.
Archive
The SmallsLIVE Archive is an audio/video library of all the shows at Smalls & Mezzrow.
Royalties are paid directly to the musicians by The SmallsLIVE Foundation.
Members sponsor their favorite musicians by listening to their music.
Live Stream
Smalls Jazz Club has been a pioneer in live streaming and began streaming shows live from the venue in 2007.
There is no cost to watch our live streams. During normal operating times the entire evening is streamed.
During this Covid-19 pandemic period there will be special live concerts scheduled in advance.
SmallsLIVE Catalog
The SmallsLIVE Catalog is a collection of individually produced artist projects.
SmallsLIVE Members may sponsor artists of their choice and receive their music as downloads or CDs.
Sponsorships directly support the artist.
Mario Castro
Tenor Sax
Recently Added
12/04/2023
Smalls
jonathan pinson quintet
07/25/2016
Smalls
The Mario Castro Quintet w/ strings
02/18/2013
Smalls
The Mario Castro Quintet
Upcoming Shows
Mario Castro is an up and coming saxophonist and composer. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1988 and raised in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Castro currently resides in New York City. Still in the early years of his career, Castro has led his group, The Mario Castro Quintet, to many legendary stages including The Newport Jazz Festival, The Montreal jazz Festival, The Toronto Jazz Festival and The Martha's Vineyard jazz Festival, among others. He also held a residency at Wally's Jazz Club in Boston, the historical landmark frequented by many great musicians. Castro began his musical studies at the age of 12 in the famed Escuela Libre de Musica in Humacao, PR. In 2003 Mario was awarded a full scholarship to attend the five week summer program at Berklee College of Music. Following his time at Berklee's summer program, Castro went to study at Berklee earning his undergraduate degree in Jazz Performance.Today, Castro lives as a full time musician, composer and educator. His debut album Primavera was released under Greg Osby's record label, Inner Circle Music. Primavera consists of nine original compositions by Mario and his quintet, seven of them credited to Castro. The recording features his long time Berklee College of Music classmates and close friends bassist Tamir Shmerling, drummer Jonathan Pinson, pianist KyuMin Shim and trumpeter David Neves, plus collaborations by sound designer Gabo and vocalists Julia Easterlin, Anita Fearon and Kathleen Doran.