With her band the Flora Carbo Trio, she released her debut album Erica in 2018, with Isaac Gunnoo and Maddison Carter.[4] They performed at that year's Stonnington Jazz Festival.[2]
In 2019 she attended the Banff Centre's Workshop in Jazz and Improvised Music in Canada where she met Australian musicians Audrey Powne, Tamara Murphy, and Kyrie Anderson.[5] They recorded an album of improvised jazz which was released under the name Aura in 2021.[6] The group later performed at that years Melbourne Jazz Festival.[7]
Flora Carbo's debut solo album Voice was released at the beginning of 2020, and was to be followed by a European tour. This was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia,[8] but she was able to perform as part of a digital festival at that year's Melbourne Jazz Festival.[9]
She released her EP Arthur's Walks in 2022,[10] a collection of work inspired by walking. It was recorded at home and was her first self-produced music.[11] The EP entered the Australian Independent Record Labels Association's charts, reaching #7 in their Independent Label Singles chart and #3 in the 100% Independent Singles chart.[12]
Carbo was Melbourne Jazz Festival's 2022 Take Note Jazz Leader, their annual artist development and gender equity initiative. She received support in the development of a new work Ecosystem which was premiered at the festival opening night.[13][14][15]
