Carlton Kitto

Who is Carlton Kitto?

Carlton Kitto is a Bebop jazz guitarist from Kolkata, India. He was born in Bangalore, where he started working in the railways in his early days. Kitto later started his music career in Chennai in 1960s. He moved to Kolkata in 1973, and became a part of the band, Jazz Ensemble in Moulin Rogue, an upscale restaurant in Park Street, Kolkata After two years, he started playing in another restaurant named Mocambo in the same locality. Currently he is a teacher of jazz and classical guitar in Calcutta School of Music and also performs in some of the restaurants and pubs like, Chowringhee Bar, Trincas, Blue Fox, Someplace Else in Kolkata. Kitto has the distinction of playing along with other legendary jazz musicians like, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, David Leibman, Larry Coryell, Chico Freeman and Charlie Byrd. In 2012 Half Diminished Films produced the groundbreaking documentary film Finding Carlton -Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India