| "David Carr has the sizzle and groovin' moves that audiences respond to enthusiastically." |
| THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS |
 David Carr, Jr.'s dad, "Big Dave," was a saxophonist. Inspired by his dad, David began playing the saxophone when he was 12 years old. Born July 9th, 1960 in Denver, Colorado, David's family moved and settled in Oklahoma when he was still quite young. He grew up in Oklahoma, helping out on the family farm, and by the time he was 14, David was playing along side his dad around Oklahoma City. When David first began playing the sax, and was struggling to find the notes, David Sr. advised, "Just worry about getting the tone. The notes will come." Young David took those words to heart, and soon had that smooth, beautiful tone that we still hear today. David's sound and compositional style is unique and difficult to confine to any one genre. The roots are jazz, but there are aspects of funk, rhythm & blues, and occasionally a bit of an enigmatic element that defies any label.
David's first music release was a very limited cassette single, With an Angel/On Top of the One, in 1993. David's first full length album, sounds of innosense, was released in 1995 on CD and cassette. After sounds of innosense came In Too Deep (pre-release Limited Edition CD released on New Year's Eve 1997, and final release double CD in 2003), I thought You Knew (CD 2005), DCJ4 (CD 2007), Who's In There? (CD 2008), the fan requested, long awaited Holiday Melodies Embraced (2008 CD and companion live performance DVD), Sax @ Midnight (2009), HALF A C NOTE (2010 CD for his 50th birthday), Greatest Hits (CD 2010), sounds of innosense Sweet 16 Anniversary Limited Edition (CD 2012), Pure Glass (CD 2016), You Know They Say (CD 2019), and GROOVE ADDICTION (CD 2023). Plus, there were assorted pre-release, limited edition, and CD singles here and there throughout.
| "Carr's debut CD, 'Sounds of Innosense' is definitely a labor of love, one which saw Carr serving not only as performer, but as writer, producer and engineer." |
| DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE |
In 2025, David released the sounds of innosense 30th Anniversary Signature Edition on two full length LPs. LP 01 includes the first seven tracks from the CD, and LP 02 includes the final three tracks* from the CD on side one, and a single live track on side two that includes two songs back-to-back, When She Dances/Feed Up, that just barely fits on the LP coming in at 21 minutes and 56 seconds.
*David's performance of Michael Jackson's Liberian Girl is only available on the sounds of innosense CD releases. David's song, The Tears, is only available as a bonus track on the 2012 sounds of innosense Sweet 16 Anniversary Limited Edition CD release.
Sounds of Innosense LP (One and Two)
Exclusively available from Elastic Stage
| "Listeners can expect 'IN TOO DEEP'... to invade, nurture and replenish the soul as only a David Carr, Jr. composition can." |
| SESSIONS MAGAZINE |
David graduated High School in 1978 and joined the United States Marines. After basic training, David was assigned to the Marine Corps Band. After leaving the USMC, David joined the Joker's Wild band in 1980, a ten piece Top 40/R&B band performing around Oklahoma. In 1984, David founded the Funk/Dance band Prelude, and in 1985 moved the act to Dallas. After a time, David felt the need to leave the cover band limitations and began writing his own music. By the early 90s David was a mainstay around the Dallas, Fort Worth metroplex, and a key performer at the historic Strictly Tabu (1954-1999), one of the oldest Jazz clubs in Texas. David continues to perform solo and with a full band around North Texas, Oklahoma, and points between. In 2021, David was inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame.
David is not very open about his personal life, political or religious views, and will state openly that none of those things belong in his music or on the stage. The only thing David ever wants to do through his recordings or from the stage is connect with the audience; to take them away from the outside world, even if only for a short time. Being a musician and composer is not what David does. Being a musician and composer is who he is. David's heart and soul are laid bare in his music and in his live performance. If you want to know David, listen to his music; watch him play.
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