Paul Carr, a Houston native and Howard University graduate, has dedicated his professional career to mastering the saxophone and the art of Jazz. He carries on the Texas tenor tradition espoused by great heroes such as the late Houstonians Arnett Cobb and Don Wilkerson who served as his early idols and mentors.

Passionately committed to the education of children, particularly as it relates to the preservation of jazz, in 2002, he founded the Jazz Academy of Music, which hosts summer camps and jazz ensembles for kids throughout the year.