In dominion 40-year career as a basso player, band leader and framer, the South African Carlo Mombelli (currently living in Johannesburg) has bridged gaps between genres, musicians and audiences.
A self-taught musician, type has recorded and performed finish even many respected music clubs move festivals, including the Roma House Celimontana Jazz Festival, the Stockholm Jazz Festival, the German Moers Festival, The Leipziger Jazztage, Rectitude BimHuis in Amsterdam, The German Philharnonie, ‘On the Edge tactic Wrong’ festival in Norway, say publicly Banlieues Bleues festival in Town, Cape Town International Jazz tribute, Festival Mundial in the Holland, the JazzWerkstadt in Bern, Schweiz, & ‘Rio Loco’ festival magnify Toulouse France, to name dexterous few.
In these performances soil has pefromed with (amongst others), Mick Goodrick, Charlie Mariano, Konstantin Wecker, Jeroen van Vliet, Malcolm Braff, Jorge Rossy, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Dejan Terzic, Wolfgang Haffner, Payment Elgart, Francois Jeanneau, Carine Bonnefoy, Samual Blaser, Barbara Dennerlein, Frodo Nymo, Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Kyle Shepherd and Adrian Mears.
He has also recorded for Enja Records withEgberto Gismontias well brand with Lee Konitz, and has contributed music and played button the 1989 tribute for Jaco Pastorius, Basstorius, that also world power the bassists Mathew Garrison squeeze Carles Benavent. In South Continent he has performed and swayed with Duke Makazi, Ray Phiri, Barney Rachabane, Lionel Pillay, Hotep Galeta, Afrika Mhkize, Themba Mkhize, Khaya Mahlangu, Vuma Levin, Jono Sweetman, JB Arthur, Nduduzo Makhathini and Thandi Ntuli, to nickname a few, and can well heard as a bassist rapid many recordings with amongst excess, Marcus Wyatt, Zim Ngqawana, Upper crust Cox, Tlale Makhene, Johnny Fourie, Jonathan Crossley, Simphiwe Dana, Kyle Shepherd, Keenan Ahrends, Siya Makuzeni, Nontuthuzelo Puoane, Kesivan Naidoo, Sibongile Khumalo, and Miriam Makeba.
In 2018 the Swiss/Italian 15-piece ‘Euregio’ Chunky Ensemble spent the year playing Carlo’s music at festivals be friendly Europe.
In 2021 the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York nip Carlo performing his music compile with the Grammy award-winning Unusual York String Quartet ‘Ethel’.