hhg
United States, New York, New York
N1M © 2003—2024
About hhg
3rd generation drummer from NY. His playing as a sideman has been written about in The NY Times Online, Cadence Magazine, Jazz Halo Belgium & Drums & Percussion Germany.
2 cds as a leader (Boom Quartet) praised by numerous magazines,journalists & websites in The UK , USA, Austria,Germany, Canada & Belgium. See below
Live performances at clubs & festivals in Austria, The UK and Spain also receive
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hhg
3 months ago
"The opening and the closing tracks on this album point to greatness—a vision of the future of jazz. Soulful, provocative forums for improvisation that exceed the usual standards fare."
T Bruce Wittet, drummer, music industry journalist and copywriter for Downbeat, Modern Drummer USA, Musik etc & Drums Etc Canada
hhg
1 year ago
Greetings Folks,
thanks for your continued support & comments.
I will be back in England starting this week playing the music from Party at One World Plaza. You can purchase here. Hope to see you!
2 March Music Spoken Here @Marrs Bar, Worcester
5 March Pizza Express, Soho
6 April Toulouse Lautrec
7 April Oliver's Jazz Bar, Greenwich
8 April The Verdict, Brighton
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hhg
2 years ago
Hey folks,
thanks for all your support. Here are the links to new music. Some reviews below.
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"you feel carried away into the world of Afro-Cuban music, West African rhythms, jazz rock of the 70s and 80s with rhythm par excellence. It is your own fault if you do not move with such a rhythmic design!"
Ferdinand Dupius-Panther, Jazz Halo, Dec 2020
"As a drummer, Castelli is dominant while ironically not appearing to dominate the tunes.
His drumming fades in and out, and when he comes out from the shadows, you realize you’re listening to a guy who is in the same league as Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, and Art Blakey."
George R Glasser, Jazz Syndicate
"This CD presents Jazz as an ever evolving art form, in it's cultural references. A great canvas for a quartet that pulls all it's talent & power. It's a really enjoyable album."
Gary Haywood-Everett, Hot Biscuits Radio England
“Castelli demonstrates many of the different aspects to being a great jazz drummer as he leads his live ensemble through his own compositions in this energetic, bouncy and thoroughly lively Party.”
Chris Slawecki, AllaboutJazz
hhg
3 years ago
Greetings music lovers,
Please share & support the new release. It's getting great reviews & I'm feeling grateful. Recorded under horribly stressful times, but the show must go on!
Shows in Spain, England & Austria in Fall.
Thanks for your support!
Please share
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"you feel carried away into the world of Afro-Cuban music, West African rhythms, jazz rock of the 70s and 80s with rhythm par excellence. It is your own fault if you do not move with such a rhythmic design!" Ferdinand Dupius-Panther, Jazz Halo, Dec 2020
"As a drummer, Castelli is dominant while ironically not appearing to dominate the tunes.
His drumming fades in and out, and when he comes out from the shadows, you realize you’re listening to a guy who is in the same league as Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, and Art Blakey."
- George R Glasser, Jazz Syndicate
hhg
3 years ago
Please share
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"you feel carried away into the world of Afro-Cuban music, West African rhythms, jazz rock of the 70s and 80s with rhythm par excellence. It is your own fault if you do not move with such a rhythmic design!" Ferdinand Dupius-Panther, Jazz Halo, Dec 2020
hhg
3 years ago
Hello everyone and thanks for your support,
I'm so honoured that Allaboutjazz chose the opening tune as track of the day, and they are the biggest online platform for jazz in terms of traffic. You can limit stream the whole album but if you like it, please buy it.
Musicians are really struggling now and if you buy all 6 tracks, you get 7 live bonus tracks free!
Please share
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"you feel carried away into the world of Afro-Cuban music, West African rhythms, jazz rock of the 70s and 80s with rhythm par excellence. It is your own fault if you do not move with such a rhythmic design!" Ferdinand Dupius-Panther, Jazz Halo, Dec 2020
hhg
3 years ago
Folks,
The new music is here!! Please share & support. 7 live tracks as bonus with purchase of all 6 studio tracks. All for the price of 2 coffees at Starbucks!
As you know it's terrible times for musicians. So I've included an interview about the release & the current state of the world.
Help the cause and share.
Stay safe & healthy and see you when touring opens up!!.
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"you feel carried away into the world of Afro-Cuban music, West African rhythms, jazz rock of the 70s and 80s with rhythm par excellence. It is your own fault if you do not move with such a rhythmic design!" Ferdinand Dupius-Panther, Jazz Halo, Dec 2020
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hhg
3 years ago
Happy to announce my new music release entitled "Party at One World Plaza. It includes 7 free live bonus tracks when you buy all 6 studio tracks
It's getting good reviews and some radio play in Europe and the opening track "Vamos" was track of the day at allaboutjazz on January 6th. Here's an edited review quote.
Please share and support
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"you feel carried away into the world of Afro-Cuban music, West African rhythms, jazz rock of the 70s and 80s with rhythm par excellence. It is your own fault if you do not move with such a rhythmic design!" Ferdinand Dupius-Panther, Jazz Halo, Dec 2020
hhg
4 years ago
Hi Everyone,
I want to thank you all for your support & your messages.
Here's a teaser of music you can get as bonus tracks to whatever you buy, whether individual tracks, all the tunes from the new cd or the actual, physical cd.
Is anone interesed in purchasing the new music?
Hope you enjoy and thanks again.
Robert
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hhg
4 years ago
Hi everyone,
here's a teaser from a live recording coming soon. The label put it on hold during lockdown so I'll message when it's finally releaesed.
Also recorded studio cd in March to be released this Fall.
Stay tuned & thanks for your support!
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hhg
4 years ago
Hello Everyone,
fist of all thanks for your interest & support.
In a few weeks 8 new songs will be available on all the download platforms as part of "recordedLive at Jamboree". 6 of those tunes and others are being recorded in the studio as well so be on the look out for "New York nights at Jamboree" and "Party at One World Plaza" studio recording.
Thanks & I look forward to hearing fom you.
Best,
Robert.
hhg
4 years ago
Greetings everyone & thanks for your interest & support.
I don't have to tell you how hard it is for musicians but we're fighting the fight.
After much strife & many delays I am set to record new BOOM music in early February!!! Hopefully by April I'll have cds & downloads available. Please let me know if you're interested in checking out the new music.
Thanks & Happy Holidays!
Robert
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