SIMM Series @ The Musicians Union Hall
116 9th St @ Mission SF
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7:30 PM Ian Carey Ensemble
Steve Adams - saxophone, Lisa Mezzacappa - double bass, Jason Levis - drums, Mark Clifford - vibes
Ian Carey is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, bandleader and instructor, who “asks deep musical questions and comes up with compelling answers” (Bill Kirchner, editor, The Oxford Companion to Jazz)
8:30 PM Unbound free-jazz world fusion music
Marc Schmitz - vocals, guitar, Dave Mihaly - drums, Lin Shi - vocals, keyboard, Shuxin Meng - pipa


Quickly recognized as a formidable improviser, Ian Carey has performed around the Bay Area with top-notch ensembles including: the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Tony Corman's Morchestra, Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra, Adam Theis’ Realistic Orchestra, Matt Small's Crushing Spiral Ensemble, accordionist Rob Reich’s Circus Bella All-Star Band, the Fred Randolph Quintet, the Nathan Clevenger Group, and the Adam Shulman Sextet; and shared the stage with vocalists Ed Reed and Betty Fu, pianists Ben Stolorow, Don Alberts, and the late B.J. Papa, saxophonists Dayna Stephens and Noel Jewkes, as well as visiting luminaries including pianist/composer Satoko Fujii, trumpeter/arranger John Daversa, and vocalist/composer Molly Thompson.


Unbound is a San Francisco based free-jazz world fusion music ensemble with members from San Francisco, Chengdu, and Beijing. We play world music consisting of jazz fusion, free jazz, and American funk rock mixed with Chinese melodies from folk to opera to rock. We also explore connections to Native American music. Our original compositions, such as Dancing with Moon Eyes, Flashbacks and Lightning, and Tai, are influenced by nature and authentic human spirits. In our Chinese fusion music such as Kang Ding Love Song, The Cheerful Sunshine, and Goodfella, we combine our music into a unique sonic painting where East meets West.


Cost: $10-$15 sliding scale

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