Carlitos Mayo Carlitos Mayo Zurich Carlitos Mayo / Karlie May had classical flamenco guitar lessons from the age of 9 to 13 after playing flute since 7. First concerts with 12 years. Self taught further on until today. With 17 activities in local Rhythm & Blues and Rock 'n Roll Bands (Sun Combo). Started to play Jazz with 20. Had concerts with regional musicians. Begins to teach in the age of 23. About 2 years travel trough Asia (had concerts in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Penang and other places for financing the travel). Intensive self-study in composition, improvisation and arrangement while living for several months on isolated Asian islands. On the road living in a caravan as busker in Europe, played mainly jazz but also with with gypsy-groups, in blues and rock bands and other formations. In Switzerland he visited different jazz workshops (K.T. Geier, etc.) did jobs as freelancer in different formations, concerts with Jimmy Woode, Alberto Canonica, Christoph Grab, Toni Todesco, Léon Duncan, Ralf Ruh, Jürg Grau and many others. Carlitos Mayo / Karlie May was the initiator of weekly jam sessions (Charlie's Playhouse in the jazz club MOODS) for 4 years in Zurich. Own work, predominantly in trios and quartets like "Strange Fruits", "Accoustic Trio", "The Hammond Project", "K.May Trio". Was member of "Elmar Kluth's Organic Quartet" etc. Played different festivals as: MOODS Zurich, SKA cultural forum, Cotton Club Festival, Int. Jazz Festival Korinth in Greece, etc. Besides theatre appearances with the jazz & lyric poetry-program of Anny Weiler. Recordings and gigs with many others. Musical influences: jazz, flamenco, musette, classical guitar music, gybsy music, arabic/persian ethnic music, blues, rock Carlitos Mayo’s tracks Tio Arango (Solea) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/06 20:32:05 +0000 Black Orpheus (Bossa) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/05 19:10:00 +0000 Falsetta de Pokhara (Tango) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/04 17:09:40 +0000 Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Duo) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/02 13:21:15 +0000 Tablarone (Duo) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/02 05:53:40 +0000 Remember (Duo) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/02 05:51:25 +0000 Intabla (Duo) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/02 05:38:46 +0000 Girl Talk (Duo) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/02 05:33:38 +0000 De Mais Ninguém (Trio) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/08/02 05:28:06 +0000 Tikka Columpio (Rumba) by Carlitos Mayo published on 2015/07/28 19:43:43 +0000
