Doug Carn (born July 14, 1948) is an American jazz musician from

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, formerly married to

Jean Carne Jean Carn, also spelled Jean Carne (born Sarah Jean Perkins; March 15, 1947) is an American R&B/soul and jazz singer. In mid-career, she added a final ''e'' to her name. Carn is a vocalist credited with a five-octave vocal range. Biography Carn ...

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. He also taught piano and jazz improvisation at Jacksonville University for several years. He, along with Chris Lightburn and Rev. H. L. Patterson of St. Mary's Baptist Church, founded the Lincolnville Restoration and Development Committee in his home town of St. Augustine in 1979. 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

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. In 1997 Carn and other jazz organists including Dr. Lonnie Smith and Reuben Wilson recorded ''Bongobop'' with The Essence Allstars that featured both solo performances and a duet with Joey DeFrancesco. He was featured on drummer

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fame) album '' Another Lifetime''. Since 2010 Carn and ex-wife Jean have been performing and touring together; including weekend appearances in 2012 at Ronnie Scott's in London and in 2013 at Lincoln Center and the Iridium in NYC and the Savannah Jazz Festival. His release ''My Spirit'' (2015), included live performances of selections from the Black Jazz albums, peaking at No. 46 on the JazzWeek chart.

Discography

As leader

* 1969: ''The Doug Carn Trio'' (

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) * 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'' ive(Doodlin' Records) * 2019: ''Free For All'' (Doodlin' Records) * 2020: ''Jazz Is Dead 5'' (Jazz Is Dead) with Adrian Younge and

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

As sideman

With Calvin Keys * ''Vertical Clearance'' (2005) With

* '' Another Lifetime'' (2010) With

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* '' Keep It Simple'' (Savant, 2005) With Intuit * ''Intuit'' (2004) With

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* '' As Serious as a Heart-Attack'' (1974) With Wallace Roney * ''

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References

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