Claudia Carbo
Claudia Carbo , who grew up in Lima , is a German-Peruvian jazz singer . Known for her phrasing and arrangements, she sings the classic jazz of the 1940s as well as the full spectrum of Latin jazz .
The trained journalist, who lives in Wiesbaden, started her music career relatively late in 1997. She worked for years as a PR woman in business and was in Lima for 22 years because of her marriage to a Peruvian . She was familiar with jazz from her parents' house - her father played in the Jazzkeller Frankfurt in the early 1950s while studying .
The singer swings through the standards of the American Songbook and the next moment she surprises in Spanish or Portuguese with a bossa nova and other Latin jazz numbers. Carbo, who completed a classical vocal training, has worked with prominent jazz musicians in concerts and recording studios. a. with pianists Kirk Lightsey and Jimmy Woode .
Carbo publishes their albums under their own label. “Claudia Carbo has the feeling that turns a good song into good jazz…” , reports the trade journal Jazz Podium about Claudia Carbo and the Stuttgarter Zeitung writes: “With Latino charm and a very personal performance, her concerts are always characterized by musical ones Passion and sensual charisma ... " .
Discography
- "Moods", ccbeemusic, 2000
- "After Dark", ccbeemusic, 2002
- "A Lovely Day", ccbeemusic, 2005
- "Momento Latino", ccbeemusic, 2007
- "The Chocolate Song", ccbeemusic, 2010
References
- ↑ Jazz Podium October 2005, March 2004
Web links
- Web presence
- Concert review Frankfurter Neue Presse, 2014
- Sabine Asgodom on Claudia Carbo, 2012
- Artist portrait FAZ, 2004
- Works by and about Claudia Carbo in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carbo, Claudia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Claudia Leixner-Carbo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Peruvian jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |