Hi folks, I have a bunch of interesting stuff to throw at you at once. First, I'm doing two shows next week with two different bands, both guaranteed to be interesting!Next Thursday, May 30, Takoyaki 3 (the streamlined, street-food-style version of my Quintet+1) will be returning to the lounge at Yoshi's in San Francisco as part of their Local Talent Series. We'll be doing underplayed jazz classics, originals, and even a standard or two!WHAT: Ian Carey's Takoyaki 3WHO: Ian Carey, trumpet; Adam Shulman, organ; Jon Arkin, drumsWHEN: Thursday, May 30, 6:30-9:30pmWHERE: Yoshi's Lounge, San FranciscoHOW MUCH: Free!A few days later, the Quintet+1 will be making its first appearance since our CD release show, at the intimate San Francisco house concert venue Chez Hanny. We'll be performing music from Roads & Codes ("★★★★½ - a highly skilled band of improvisers, harmonically pleasing compositions... it all works" --Downbeat), including compositions by me, Stravinsky, Charles Ives, and Neil Young, as well as new arrangements of music from previous albums and the premiere of a brand new original piece. This will also be the debut with the band of the great Bay Area woodwind wizard Sheldon Brown. Seating is limited, so best reserve early!WHAT: Ian Carey Quintet+1WHO: Ian Carey, trumpet; Adam Shulman, piano; Jon Arkin, drums; Kasey Knudsen, alto saxophone; Sheldon Brown, tenor saxophone & flute; Fred Randolph, bassWHEN: Sunday, June 2, 4pmWHERE: Chez Hanny, San FranciscoHOW MUCH: $20 suggested donation (see link above for ticketing/reservation info)In other news, reviews for Roads & Codes are still trickling in, including this very poetic one from Jazz Weekly:
Ian Carey leads a small band in which he plays trumpet, flugelhorn and handles most of the writing with a lithe as cirrus cloud team ... The melding of the three horns, especially when Francis is on the flute, create a lovely graciousness of sound that feels like a breeze teasing linen drapes, as on the mellifluous “Wheels.” A pastel haze floats above the plain on “Rain Tune” while Neil Young’s “Dead Man’ features Carey’s lonely and gasping trumpet. Some firm and forte bop is displayed on the driving “Count Up” which has some pungent stick work by Arking, while Charles Ives’ “West London” is delivered with a porcelain fragility. Nice and fresh music here that sparkles like morning dew on citrus trees.
Mellifluous indeed! It has been very interesting to see the wide varieties of effects the record has had on people.Finally, I'm happy to announce that the great local organization San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music has chosen me as one of the fortunate beneficiaries of their 2013 Musical Grant Program. I'll be writing a new multi-part "Suite for Quintet+1," to be premiered at the Jazzschool in Berkeley in fall 2014. Time to get crackin'!
