Doug Carn

Doug Carn (born July 14, 1948) is an American jazz musician from St. Augustine, Florida, formerly married to Jean Carne and known for his several albums released for Black Jazz Records. Carn is a multi-instrumentalist known primarily for his work on organ and piano.

Career Carn studied oboe and composition at Jacksonville University from 1965 to 1967, then finished his education at Georgia State College in 1969. One of the group's projects was the organizing, in 1979, of the annual Lincolnville Festival, which has continued into the 21st century and become one of the Ancient City's leading cultural events.

Carn recorded several albums on the Black Jazz Records label during the 1970s that have since achieved cult classic status, including Infant Eyes, Adam's Apple, and Revelation. He worked with Nat Adderley, Earth, Wind & Fire, Shirley Horn, Lou Donaldson, Stanley Turrentine, and Irene Reid.

Discography As leader 1969: The Doug Carn Trio (Savoy) 1971: Infant Eyes (Black Jazz) 1972: Spirit of the New Land (Black Jazz) with Jean Carn 1973: Revelation (Black Jazz) with Jean Carn 1974: Adam's Apple (Black Jazz) 1976: Higher Ground (Ovation) with Jean Carn 1977: Al Rahman! Cry of the Floridian Tropic Son (Tablighi Records) as Abdul Rahim Ibrahim 1995: In A Mellow Tone (Lighthouse Records) 2001: A New Incentive "Firm Roots" (Black Jazz) 2015: My Spirit [live] (Doodlin' Records) 2019: Free For All (Doodlin' Records) 2020: Jazz Is Dead 5 (Jazz Is Dead) with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad

With The Essence Allstars 1997: Bongobop (Hip Bop Essence)

As sideman With Calvin Keys Vertical Clearance (2005) With Cindy Blackman Another Lifetime (2010) With Curtis Fuller Keep It Simple (Savant, 2005) With Intuit Intuit (2004) With Melvin Van Peebles As Serious as a Heart-Attack (1974) With Wallace Roney Home (HighNote, 2010 )