Carl is a freelance saxophonist, improvisor and educator. He performs regularly with Halle, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish, RLPO, RPO,  Manchester Camerata, Opera North, Northern Sinfonia. He is a founder member of House of Bedlam, a UK based contemporary music ensemble and is a member of the Apollo Saxophone Quartet. He has solo recordings on Naxos, Odradek and Turquoise Coconut. He appears regularly on BBC radio. Carl is a saxophone tutor at the RNCM, Manchester University and Chetham's School of Music.

Carl's current projects involve electronics, electronic sensors on the saxophone and MaxMSP programming. The project premiered at Dartington Summer Festival in 2021. A new piece, written for Carl by Christopher Fox was premiered at 'Music in the Round', Sheffield alongside John Butcher and Rhodri Davies. (2024)

 'Music for Saxophones', is a solo album (2023) of works by Maja Ratkje, Christopher Fox, David Lang, Howard Skempton, Christian Wolff and Simon Holt, available here

'Memoire, Horizon' is Carl's latest solo CD (2024) It features the music of Jurg Frey. 14 Sächelchen (solo soprano saxophone), Extended Circular Music No. 5 (3 soprano saxophones)  and 'mémoire, horizon' (2 altos, tenor and baritone saxophones)

Carl is a Selmer and Vandoren artist.

Solo concert programmes are here....