Carlo Filipe

Carlo also worked as arranger for chamber music groups of UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) between 1998 and 2000.

In 2008 Carlo has recorded his first solo album (Caldo) for Ethos Brasil, deepening his interest in combining elements from different styles and to bring a polyphonic ambience to Brazilian Jazz.

Duos, trios and solos show emphasis in a chamber music approach. In the repertoire, reimagined Brazilian standards (by (Pixinguinha, Chico Buarque, Djavan, Edu Lobo, Hermeto Pascoal, Toninho Horta, Waldir Azevedo) and his pieces. In some of them his guitar dialogues with a string quartet. Carlos Malta, Paulo Russo, Robertinho Silva, Flavio Goulart and Paulo Sergio Santos apear as special guests.  

Between 2013 and 2019 Carlo lived in the UK, where he accomplished a MA and a PhD in Jazz Performance and Composition at The University of York with his investigation of a multicultural approach to make music. During this time, Carlo had the chance to collaborate with artists such as John Taylor,  Julian Argüelles, Mike Walker, Steve Watts, Nikki Iles; and presenting concerts and workshops in York, London and Rome.

The music of Carlo Filipe pursues the goal of uncovering intersections between distinct musical styles (from traditions that share the use of improvisation) throughout a Brazilian perspective.