Carl Grubbs

American saxophonist. Born on July 27, 1944 in Philadelphia, USA. Died on January 5, 2024 in Baltimore, USA. Brother of [a=Earl Grubbs] (also a saxophonist) and first cousin of [a=Naima Coltrane], the first wife of saxophonist [a=John Coltrane]. Best known as one half of The Visitors, the duo with his brother Earl.

Moved from Philadelphia to Baltimore in 1980 and became very active in the area. With his wife Barbara Harrell he was the co-founder of both The Maryland Center For Creative Music from 1987-1989 and of Contemporary Arts Inc. since 1997. The latter yielded the Summer Activity Extraordinaire Music & Dance Camp where he was an instructor. He is survived by his sons Gordon and Carl and his daughters Naima and Camille.