Ian has performed and/or recorded around the world with musicians and groups such as Postmodern Jukebox, Bill Watrous, Conrad Herwig, Joey Defrancesco, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Arturo Sandoval, Bob Sheppard, Gary Foster, and Gene Cipriano. He is a member of the electro/acoustic jazz fusion group Tritone Asylum in Los Angeles, the Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective in Montana, and is a regular at the famed Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles.
As an educator, Ian serves as adjunct faculty (Saxophone and Jazz Improvisation) at the Masters University and College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA a suburb of Los Angeles. He maintains a private studio of some of the best local young jazz saxohonists, and conducts improvisation workshops at several high schools in the Los Angeles area.
Other past projects include performing with Paris by Night, the Java Jazz Festival, the Rochester Jazz Festival, the NAMM show, and records such as the Steve Spiegel Big Band The LA Sessions at Capitol Studios, Tritone Asylum Hideaway Sessions, and Eddie Mitchell Big Band.
Ian holds an MFA in Jazz Reeds from the California Institute of Arts and a BA in Music from the University of California Los Angeles. During his formative years, he’s had the honor of studying with Kenny Burrell, Charlie Haden, Jeff Clayton, Joe LaBarbara, and Larry Koonse among others. He is a proud husband, father, and dog owner residing in Santa Clarita, CA.