Flora Carbo

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Flora Carbo
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument Saxophone
Website https://floracarbo.com/

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

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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. [2]

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

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