Olie Brice (born 8 June 1981)[1] is a British double bassist, improviser and composer. He is bandleader of the Olie Brice Quintet.

Olie Brice
Background information
Born (1981-06-08) June 8, 1981 (age 43)
London
OccupationMusician
Websiteoliebrice.com

Personal life

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Brice was born in east London, raised in Hackney and Jerusalem, and now lives in Hastings.[2][3]

Discography

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Olie Brice Quintet

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  • Immune to Clockwork (Multikulti, 2014)[4]
  • Day After Day (Babel, 2017)[5][6]

Olie Brice Trio / Octet

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  • Fire Hills (West Hill, 2022)[7][8]

Other collaborations

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  • Brackish (FMR, 2011) – with Neil Metcalfe[9]
  • Glimmers by Nick Malcolm Quartet (FMR, 2012) – Brice, Nick Malcolm, Alexander Hawkins, and Mark Whitlam[10]
  • Beyond These Voices by Nick Malcolm Quartet (Green Eyes, 2014) – Brice, Nick Malcolm, Alexander Hawkins, and Mark Whitlam[11][12]
  • Nick of Time (Slam, 2014) – with Mike Fletcher and Tymek Jozwiak[13]
  • Vuelta by Mike Fletcher Trio (Stoney Lane, 2015) – Brice, Mike Fletcher and Jeff Williams[14]
  • Somersaults (Two Rivers, 2015) – with Mark Sanders and Tobias Delius[15]
  • Glass Shelves and Floor by Alex Ward Quintet (Copepod, 2015) – Brice, Alex Ward, Hannah Marshall, Rachel Musson, Julie Kjaer, and Tom Jackson[16]
  • Entropi – New Era (F-ire, 2015)[17]
  • Projected / Entities / Removal by Alex Ward Trios & Sextet (Copepod, 2015) – Brice, Alex Ward, Tom Jackson, Rachel Musson, Hannah Marshall, and Steve Noble[18]
  • Of Tides (Babel, 2016) – with Achim Kaufmann[19]
  • Maha Samadhi by Paul Dunmall Brass Project (Slam, 2016) – Brice, Paul Dunmall, Tony Bianco, Percy Pursglove, Aaron Diaz, Alex Astbury, Dave Sear, Josh Tagg, Josh Palmer, Jo Sweet, and Ed Bennett[20]
  • Life on the Edge by Loz Speyer's Inner Space (Leo, 2017) – Brice, Loz Speyer, Chris Biscoe, Rachel Musson, and Gary Willcox[21][22]
  • Entropi: Moment Frozen by Dee Byrne (Whirlwind, 2017) – Brice, Dee Byrne, Andre Canniere, Rebecca Nash, and Matt Fisher[23][24]
  • Numerology of Birdsong (West Hill, 2019) – with Mark Sanders and Tobias Delius as Somersaults[25]
  • Unnavigable Tributaries (MultiKulti, 2020) – with Luis Vicente and Mark Sanders[26]
  • Palindromes (West Hill, 2021) – with Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove, and Jeff Williams[27]
  • The Secret Handshake with Danger vol. one (577, 2021) – with Binker Golding, Henry Kaiser, N.O Moore, and Eddie Prévost[28]
  • Conduits (Relative Pitch, 2022) – with Cath Roberts[29][30]
  • The Laughing Stone (Confront, 2023) – with Paul Dunmall[31]
  • Outlines by Dee Byrne (Whirlwind, 2023) – with Dee Byrne, Nick Malcolm, Tom Ward, Rebecca Nash, and Andrew Lisle[32]
  • Divisions (Discus, 2023) – with Johnny Hunter and Mark Hanslip[33]
  • Immense Blue (West Hill, 2024) – with Rachel Musson and Mark Sanders[34]

References

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  1. ^ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink no2018004320". lccn.loc.gov. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Three free spirits". Morning Star. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Olie Brice (new double album 'Fire Hills'; launch 13 Sept. Cafe Oto)". London Jazz News. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Olie Brice Quintet: Immune to Clockwork album review". All About Jazz. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Olie Brice Quintet: Day After Day album review". All About Jazz. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Olie Brice Quintet: Day After Day". Jazzwise. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Olie Brice Trio / Octet: Fire Hills album review". All About Jazz. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Olie Brice Trio/Octet – 'Fire Hills'". London Jazz News. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Neil Metcalfe and Olie Brice: Brackish". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Nick Malcolm Quartet: Glimmers". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  11. ^ "CD Review: Nick Malcolm Quartet – Beyond These Voices". London Jazz News. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ Farbey, Roger (10 March 2019). "Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Fletcher Brice Jozwiak: Nick of Time". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Mike Fletcher Trio: Vuelta album review". All About Jazz. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Tobias Delius / Olie Brice / Mark Sanders: Somersaults album review". All About Jazz. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Alex Ward Quintet: Glass Shelves and Floor album review". All About Jazz. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Entropi: New Era". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Alex Ward Trios & Sextet: Projected / Entities / Removal album review". All About Jazz. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Olie Brice / Achim Kaufmann: Of Tides album review". All About Jazz. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Paul Dunmall Brass Project: Maha Samadhi album review". All About Jazz. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Loz Speyer's Inner Space: Life on the Edge album review". All About Jazz. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Loz Speyer's Inner Space: Life on the Edge". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Dee Byrne's Entropi: Moment Frozen album review". All About Jazz. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Dee Byrne's Entropi: Moment Frozen". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Somersaults: Numerology Of Birdsong album review". All About Jazz. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Vicente / Brice / Sanders: Unnavigable Tributaries album review". All About Jazz. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove, Olie Brice, Jeff Williams: Palindromes album review". All About Jazz. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Olie Brice/Binker Golding/Henry Kaiser/NO Moore/Eddie Prévost: The Secret Handshake With Danger Vol. One". Jazzwise. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduits album review". All About Jazz. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduit album review". All About Jazz. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  31. ^ "Paul Dunmall / Olie Brice: The Laughing Stone album review". All About Jazz. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Dee Byrne: Outlines". Jazzwise. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Johnny Hunter / Mark Hanslip / Olie Brice: Divisions album review". All About Jazz. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  34. ^ "Olie Brice / Rachel Musson / Mark Sanders: Immense Blue album review". All About Jazz. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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