Ian Carey and Wood Metal Plastic

WOOD METAL PLASTIC, the new ensemble from trumpeter/composer Ian Carey, features stellar musicians from across the San Francisco Bay Area’s creative music spectrum (bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, saxophonist Kasey Knudsen, violinists Alisa Rose and Mia Bella D’Augelli, cellist Jessica Ivry, and drummer Jason Levis), and tackles a challenging array of Carey’s intricate compositions, which bridge the worlds of chamber music, jazz, and free improvisation, ranging from lush harmonies and counterpoint to spiky modernism. The group’s debut album, Strange Arts, will be released in March 2024.