Doug Carn (born July 14, 1948) is an American jazz musician from St. Augustine, Florida, formerly married to

Jean Carne Jean Carn, also spelled Jean Carne (born Sarah Jean Perkins; March 15, 1947) is an American jazz and pop 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 was ...

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

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from 1965 to 1967, then finished his education at

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in 1969. He also taught piano and jazz improvisation at

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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, and

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. In 1997 Carn and other jazz organists including Dr. Lonnie Smith and

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recorded ''Bongobop'' with The Essence Allstars that featured both solo performances and a duet with

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. He was featured on drummer Cindy Blackman's (of Lenny Kravitz 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'' ( Savoy) * 1971: ''Infant Eyes'' ( Black Jazz) * 1972: ''Spirit of the New Land'' (Black Jazz) with

Jean Carn Jean Carn, also spelled Jean Carne (born Sarah Jean Perkins; March 15, 1947) is an American jazz and pop 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 was ...

* 1973: ''Revelation'' (Black Jazz) with Jean Carn * 1974: ''Adam's Apple'' (Black Jazz) * 1976: ''Higher Ground'' (

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) with Jean Carn; compilation of Black Jazz material * 1977: ''Al Rahman! Cry of the Floridian Tropic Son'' (Tablighi Records) as Abdul Rahim Ibrahim * 1995: ''In A Mellow Tone'' (Lighthouse Records) * 1996: ''The Best of Doug Carn'' (Universal Sound) compilation of Black Jazz material * 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

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and

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With The Essence Allstars

* 1997: ''Bongobop'' (Hip Bop Essence)

As sideman

With Calvin Keys * ''Vertical Clearance'' (2005) With Cindy Blackman * '' Another Lifetime'' (2010) With

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'' (Savant, 2005) With Intuit * ''Intuit'' (2004) With

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

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* '' Home'' (HighNote, 2010

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References

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