Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, Karl Doty has become one of the most versatile bassists of his generation. Along with being a founding bassist of A Far Cry, he has also recorded and toured internationally with the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

A versatile performer, Doty has played with Edgar Meyer, Väsen, Darol Anger, K2, and Morning Zephyr, as well as his wife, champion fiddler Liesl Doty (Schoenberger). He has performed as a soloist at home and on tour with A Far Cry, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. Karl has played with the Boston Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Boston Pops, and New Century Chamber Orchestra. An active chamber musician, Karl has collaborated with the Bridgehampton, Andover, North Country, Long Lake, and Walden chamber players and has appeared on New England Conservatory’s First Monday concert series

Karl received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music.