Carlos Barretto LOKOMOTIV is an open and defying approach to a more improvised European and Fusion Jazz. Named after and leaded by one of the most renowned Portuguese jazz composers and musicians, LOKOMOTIV celebrated, in 2011, 15 years of existence with the release of a live show's DVD "15". It is one of the oldest and more prolific Portuguese Jazz Trios, with five recordings released, three of them by Clean Feed Records. The starting point is a strong and pure mixture of traditional Portuguese rhythms with improvisation, reaching for rock elements and scented by African and Oriental flavors.