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 ==