Carbonell and Friends Show!

Hello. I organized a Singer/Songwriter showcase at Tribal Cafe in Echo Park on September 25th. It was so much fun! The artists that performed were: Albert Chiang, Angela Vicente, The Bearfruit Duo, Jon Maclennan, Genevieve Artadi, and Myself. I plan to do a lot more of these kind of showcases, so check back for future dates! Here is a video of me performing my Carbonell song called "The Meter's Empty"

Brea Jazz Festival

Hello. I played at the Brea Jazz Festival with Louie Cruz Beltran on Friday September 22nd. This was a great outdoor festival and a lot of fun. I got a free shirt too! Here is a video of me soloing on some minor descarga song.

Day of the Drum

Hi. I played with Chalo Eduardo and the Brazilian Beat Band in the Day of the Drum Festival at Watts Towers on Saturday September 24th. I love the costumes in this ensemble! This is a traditional Brazilian song called "Pegando Fogo"

La Vida Music Festival

I played at the third annual La Vida Music Festival at the Ford Amphitheatre last Saturday. It was a lot of fun! I played Tenor Sax with Louie Cruz Beltran's Latin Jazz Ensemble and Chalo Eduardo's Brazilian Beat Band. Here is a picture of me wearing a funny costume! Also, here is a video of Louie's band rehearsing "Spooky"

Carbonell Flyers

Some creative flyers I made for a Carbonell gig. Made with acrylic paints and a sharpie on index cards!

New Carbonell Recordings

I recorded some new versions of my Carbonell songs. I use an Edirol recorder and edit with quicktime pro and them create a mini slideshow on iphoto. This method seems to work pretty well for my needs. I tried uploading my files onto a direct link website but had a really hard time with that, so I decided to just upload the videos on youtube instead. Oh yeah... sorry about all the bird noises. That's Benny the Cockatiel singing along. He's my biggest fan!

Sunshine Video

Here is a music video for my Carbonell song "Sunshine". This video was made using the reflection from a television that was not turned on. This was an earlier version of the song where I repeated the verse and chorus 3 times. In later versions I added additional lyrics, but at the time I felt that this was all I needed to say. I couldn't think of any other songs that used this approach of minimal lyrics and still think it's pretty cool.

Carbonell Show

I played a Carbonell show at The Talking Stick in Venice Beach CA on August 29th. Here is a video from that performance. The song is called "On The Sand and In The Sea". This song is a story about a time when my friend Alex and I went surfing at this intense beach break and we were overwhelmed by huge waves! It shows the beauty of nature and the joy of spending time and sharing experiences with friends :)