To many, he was Ian, but to his babies, he was Papa and, to his mom, Pooh.
Ian was born in Hollywood, California, in 1956 to his beloved mother, Helen Jane, and father, Malcolm Peters. He moved to Santa Barbara at the age of 5 and called it home for most of his life. It is in Santa Barbara that he started his family and made his mark on the music scene.
Ian’s dedication to his bass is one that couldn’t be matched. He ate, slept, and breathed the bass. He lived by the words of one of his favorite bass players Jaco Pastorius, “Music is in the air; it’s my job to pull it out.” He was a master of his craft, and he helped bring the flavor of Latin jazz to Santa Barbara.