Carl Orr
# Carl Orr

Carl Grant Orr is an Australian jazz guitarist and composer. He has been based in London since the 1990s. Orr earned a nomination for the 1992 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album for Seeking Spirit (1991).

In 1991 he was a member of Australian contemporary jazz band, Wanderlust, alongside Miroslav Bukovsky on trumpet, James Greening on trombone, Alister Spence on piano and keyboards, Adam Armstrong on bass guitar and Fabian Hevia on drums and percussion. Orr has recorded or performed with fellow jazz artists Billy Cobham, George Duke, Bennie Maupin, Eric Bibb, Ernie Watts, Nigel Kennedy, Eric Krasno, T. M. Stevens, Randy Brecker, Gary Husband, Ettienne M'Bappe, Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, Ric Fierabracci and Don Grusin. He has also performed with pop musicians Lulu, Anastacia, Doug Parkinson and Marcia Hines. In 2017 Orr was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame in Adelaide, Australia. In 2018 he played guitar for the UK tour of Sting's "The Last Ship".

## Discography

### Albums

List of albums, with selected details :

| Title | Details |
| - | - |
| Carl Orr | Released: 1990 Format: LP Label: RooArt Jazz (846309-2) |
| Seeking Spirit | Released: 1991 Format: LP, CD Label: RooArt Jazz (848790-2) |
| Mean It | Released: 1993 Format: CD Label: Spiral Scratch (0016) |
| Blue Thing | Released: 1995 Format: CD Label: Rufus Records (RF015 ) |
| Absolute Freedom | Released: 2004 Format: CD Label: Carl Orr (KR 01) |
| Deep Down | Released: 2006 Format: CD Label: Carl Orr |
| Emergence | Released: 2009 Format: CD Label: Carl Orr |
| Forbearance | Released: 2014 Format: CD Label: Carl Orr |
| Somewhere Else | Released: 2019 Format: CD Label: Carl Orr |

## Awards and nominations

### ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Seeking Spirit | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | |
