Flora Carbo Explained

Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Saxophone
Website:https://floracarbo.com/

Flora Carbo is an Australian jazz musician based in Melbourne.[1]

Career

Flora Carbo began playing saxophone at the age of 12, and became interested in jazz after visiting the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz.[2] She later completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne.[3]

With her band the Flora Carbo Trio, she released her debut album Erica in 2018, with Isaac Gunnoo and Maddison Carter.[4] They performed at that year's Stonnington Jazz Festival.

In 2019 she attended the Banff Centre's Workshop in Jazz and Improvised Music in Canada where she met Australian musicians Audrey Powne, Tamara Murphy, and Kyrie Anderson.[5] They recorded an album of improvised jazz which was released under the name Aura in 2021.[6] The group later performed at that years Melbourne Jazz Festival.[7]

Flora Carbo's debut solo album Voice was released at the beginning of 2020, and was to be followed by a European tour. This was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia,[8] but she was able to perform as part of a digital festival at that year's Melbourne Jazz Festival.[9]

She released her EP Arthur's Walks in 2022,[10] a collection of work inspired by walking. It was recorded at home and was her first self-produced music.[11] The EP entered the Australian Independent Record Labels Association's charts, reaching #7 in their Independent Label Singles chart and #3 in the 100% Independent Singles chart.[12]

Carbo was Melbourne Jazz Festival's 2022 Take Note Jazz Leader, their annual artist development and gender equity initiative. She received support in the development of a new work Ecosystem which was premiered at the festival opening night.[13] [14] [15]

Awards

Discography

Albums

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-05-25 . On the Couch with Flora Carbo . 2022-10-13 . Australian Arts Review . en-AU.
  2. Web site: Fotakis . Nikolas . 2018-08-22 . Flora Carbo: ‘I am striving for total honesty’ . 2022-10-13 . AustralianJazz.net . en-US.
  3. Web site: Flora Carbo Australian Jazz Real Book . 2022-10-13 . australianjazzrealbook.com.
  4. Web site: Raupach . Alex . 2018-09-02 . Erica Loud Mouth - The Music Trust Ezine . 2022-10-13 . en-AU.
  5. Web site: 2021-12-11 . Is jazz winning an Aria? … Sounds jazzy to me. . 2022-10-13 . Ausjazz Blog . en.
  6. Web site: Aura, by Aura . 2022-10-13 . Bandcamp . en.
  7. Web site: Gaunt . James . 2021-11-30 . Aura - At Melbourne Jazz Fest . 2022-10-13 . Rhythms Magazine . en-AU.
  8. Web site: Cahill . Mikey . 2020-04-27 . Grounded jazz saxophonist plans to 'dream big' after lockdown . 2022-10-13 . The Age . en.
  9. Web site: Cowley . Des . September 2020 . CD: jazz 2 . 2022-10-13 . Rhythms Magazine . 76 . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-28 . Introducing Take Note Leader Flora Carbo . 2022-10-13 . ABC Jazz . en-AU.
  11. Web site: 2022-09-11 . The Freedman Jazz Fellowship finalists: their video recordings and project ideas Loud Mouth - The Music Trust Ezine . 2022-10-13 . en-AU.
  12. Web site: This Week In The Charts – February 28, 2022 - Australian Independent Record Labels Association . 2022-10-13 . Australian Independent Record Labels Association . en-AU.
  13. Web site: 2022-03-29 . Take Note Leader: Flora Carbo . 2022-10-13 . PBS FM . en.
  14. Web site: Mitchell . Roger . 2022-08-17 . Heavens above – it’s going to be a hell of a party . 2022-10-13 . Ausjazz Blog . en.
  15. Web site: Radbourne . Lucas . 2022-08-18 . Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2022 . 2022-10-13 . Beat Magazine . en-AU.
  16. Web site: Briggs . Maddy . 6 September 2022 . Winner of the 2022 Freedman Jazz Fellowship announced . 2022-10-13 . Limelight . en-AU.
  17. Web site: Wise . Brian . 2019-09-30 . The Bell Awards 2019 . 2022-10-13 . Rhythms Music Magazine . en-AU.
  18. Web site: 2019-07-28 . FREEDMAN JAZZ FELLOWSHIPS 2019: THE 3 FINALISTS, THE OPERA HOUSE CONCERT Loud Mouth - The Music Trust Ezine . 2022-10-13 . en-AU.
  19. Web site: Kee . Joanne . 2018-06-19 . Freedman Jazz Fellowship 2018 . 2022-10-13 . Jazz Australia . en-AU.
  20. Web site: 2017-05-08 . 2017 Generations in Jazz hailed a huge success . 2022-10-13 . Naracoorte Herald . en-AU.
  21. Web site: Kee . Joanne . 2016-11-02 . National Jazz Awards 2016 winner . 2022-10-13 . Jazz Australia . en-AU.

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