Carlos Barba Trio
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The Carlos Barba Trio is a group which is popularly recognized as a modern jazz trio. They are known to incorporate their songs with traditional, classical, Latin, and experimental influences. The trio was formed by Carlos Barba (main composer and pianist); hence, the group name. He is accompanied by Erik Unsworth (bass) and Lawrence Brown (drums).
The Carlos Barba Trio accomplishes making the kind of music that directly represents a person's emotions and aspirations. The music that they produce has a serious degree of improvisation which definitely gives them an edge over other artists. (JazzCorner)
The group formed in late 2015 and has released four full-length albums: Lightyears (2015), Afterlife (2016), Serenity (2019) & The Enigmatic Mind (2022). They are some of the most active and renowned musicians in the region and have performed extensively in El Paso and the surrounding areas. Carlos Barba, born in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, is a music graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He is currently a piano instructor, accompanist, composer and active performer in the local music scene. Erik Unsworth, a native of Northern New York State and a graduate of Indiana University, has been a member of music faculty at UTEP since 2003, where he has served as Professor of String Bass, Electric Bass, Jazz and Commercial Music studies. Lawrence Brown, another UTEP graduate, is one of the most active and requested drummers in the local jazz, funk, and R&B, scenes. Besides performing, Brown does extensive work and research for Dancing Dots, a braille music notation software company based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
The trio has been playing regularly in the region and have recently released their fourth album. One of the recent highlights of their career as part of CBT, was the Festival Internacional de la Frontera 2019 in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. They were able to share the stage with Antonio Sanchez Migration Band.
The Carlos Barba Trio accomplishes making the kind of music that directly represents a person's emotions and aspirations. The music that they produce has a serious degree of improvisation which definitely gives them an edge over other artists. (JazzCorner)
The group formed in late 2015 and has released four full-length albums: Lightyears (2015), Afterlife (2016), Serenity (2019) & The Enigmatic Mind (2022). They are some of the most active and renowned musicians in the region and have performed extensively in El Paso and the surrounding areas. Carlos Barba, born in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, is a music graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He is currently a piano instructor, accompanist, composer and active performer in the local music scene. Erik Unsworth, a native of Northern New York State and a graduate of Indiana University, has been a member of music faculty at UTEP since 2003, where he has served as Professor of String Bass, Electric Bass, Jazz and Commercial Music studies. Lawrence Brown, another UTEP graduate, is one of the most active and requested drummers in the local jazz, funk, and R&B, scenes. Besides performing, Brown does extensive work and research for Dancing Dots, a braille music notation software company based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
The trio has been playing regularly in the region and have recently released their fourth album. One of the recent highlights of their career as part of CBT, was the Festival Internacional de la Frontera 2019 in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. They were able to share the stage with Antonio Sanchez Migration Band.
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ALBUM REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
JAZZ TIMES (Album Review)
ALL ABOUT JAZZ (Album Review)
NO DEPRESSION (Album Review)
JAZZ CORNER (Album Review)
JAZZ CORNER (Interview)
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