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Ian Carey Quintet + 1

The Ian Carey Quintet+1 (with Adam Shulman, piano; Kasey Knudsen, alto saxophone; Sheldon Brown, woodwinds; Fred Randolph, bass; Jon Arkin, drums; and Carey on trumpet) has been bringing its blend of original creative jazz to venues across the Bay Area for over 12 years. Begun in a two-year biweekly run at San Francisco's House of Shields in 2002 (during which they developed a deep chemistry in over 60 performances), the group expanded its repertoire from standards and jazz tunes, eventually becoming a vehicle for Carey's adventurous compositions and arrangements.

The group has released three albums on Kabocha Records: 2006's Sink/Swim ("An exciting set of music with a heavy-hitting lineup of musicians" Greg Bridges, KCSM Jazz 91), 2010's Contextualizin' ("I can't stop playing this CD" Marc Myers, Jazzwax.com) and 2013's Roads & Codes, which received 4 stars from Down Beat Magazine, and was featured on many critics' "Best of 2013" lists.