Carlton Kitto

Carlton Kitto (c. 1942 – 28 November 2016) was a bebop jazz guitarist from Kolkata, India.

He was a teacher of jazz and classical guitar at the Calcutta School of Music and also performed in some of the restaurants and pubs, such as the Chowringhee Bar, Trincas, Blue Fox and Someplace Else in Kolkata.

Kitto had the distinction of playing along with other legendary jazz musicians such as Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, David Leibman, Larry Coryell, Chico Freeman and Charlie Byrd.

The independent documentary film Finding Carlton -Uncovering the story of Jazz in India completed in 2012, www.findingcarlton.com, pays tribute to Carlton Kitto whilst telling the fascinating story of how jazz came to India.

The filmmaker Susheel Kurien compiled extensive interviews and live performance footage that is a historical archive of the Carlton Kitto story.