Alan Carr is currently the bass trombonist for ArsVentus. He is also a member of The King's Brass, a nine-piece brass, organ and percussion ensemble that performs approximately 125 concerts a year. He has held this position since 2001, performing more than 600 concerts and 100 masterclasses and recording two CDs on the Summit Record label during that time.

Alan is on faculty at the Maryland Conservatory of Music, teaching private brass lessons and coaching chamber music groups. In addition, Alan is pursuing a graduate degree at Yale University and is an active freelance musician on the East Coast. Most recently, Alan has been called to perform with such groups as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with members of the New York Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, and National Symphony Orchestras. He has also performed with the Juilliard Orchestra and the American Brass Quintet. As a performer with the ABQ, Alan participated in a recording of Venetian music entitled In Gabriel's Day. He has also performed and recorded with the Juilliard Trombone Choir, under the direction of Virginia Allen. Alan can be heard playing in the choir on an upcoming release by Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist of the New York Philharmonic.

Alan has performed under several noted conductors, including James Conlin, James DePriest, Jahja Ling, and Sir Roger Norrington. Alan received a Master of Music degree in performance from The Juilliard School where he studied with Don Harwood of the New York Philharmonic. He also holds a Bachelor of Music from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.