Olie Brice

Olie Brice
Background information
Born	(1981-06-08) June 8, 1981 (age 44) London
Occupation	Musician
Website	oliebrice.com

Olie Brice (born 8 June 1981) ^[1] is a British double bassist, improviser and composer. He is bandleader of the Olie Brice Quintet, the Olie Brice Trio, and the Olie Brice Octet (some of which include Mike Fletcher and Jason Yarde). Brice has been a member of the Nick Malcolm Quartet, Mike Fletcher Trio, Alex Ward Quintet, Paul Dunmall Brass Project, Loz Speyer's Inner Space, as well as collaborated with Dee Byrne, Tobias Delius, and Binker Golding.

Personal life

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

Discography

Olie Brice Quintet

• Immune to Clockwork (Multikulti, 2014) – with Mark Hanslip, Alex Bonney, Waclaw Zimpel, and Jeff Williams ^[4]
• Day After Day (Babel, 2017) – with George Crowley, Mike Fletcher, Alex Bonney, and Jeff Williams ^{[5] [6]}

Olie Brice Trio / Octet

• Fire Hills (West Hill, 2022) – one disc is Olie Brice Trio (Brice with Tom Challenger and Will Glaser); one disc is Olie Brice Octet (Brice with Johnny Hunter, Alex Bonney, Kim Macari, Jason Yarde, George Crowley, Rachel Musson, and Cath Roberts) ^{[7] [8]}

Other collaborations

• 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]
• Nick of Time (Slam, 2014) – with Mike Fletcher and Tymek Jozwiak ^[12]
• Vuelta by Mike Fletcher Trio (Stoney Lane, 2015) – Brice, Mike Fletcher and Jeff Williams ^[13]
• Somersaults (Two Rivers, 2015) – with Mark Sanders and Tobias Delius ^[14]
• Glass Shelves and Floor by Alex Ward Quintet (Copepod, 2015) – Brice, Alex Ward, Hannah Marshall, Rachel Musson, Julie Kjaer, and Tom Jackson ^[15]
• New Era by Entropi (F-ire, 2015) – Brice, Dee Byrne, Andre Canniere, Matt Fisher, and Rebecca Nash ^{[16] [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, recorded live at Vortex Jazz Club ^[19]
• Maha Samadhi by Paul Dunmall Brass Project (Slam, 2016) – Brice, 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]}
• Moment Frozen by Dee Byrne's Entropi (Whirlwind, 2017) – Brice, Byrne, Andre Canniere, Matt Fisher, and Rebecca Nash ^{[23] [24]}
• Numerology of Birdsong (West Hill, 2019) – with Mark Sanders and Tobias Delius as Somersaults ^[25]
• Real Isn't Real by Nick Malcolm Quartet (Green Eyes, 2019) – Brice, Nick Malcolm, Alexander Hawkins, Ric Yarborough, and with vocals by Emily Wright, Marie Lister, Josienne Clarke, and Lauren Kinsella ^{[26] [27] [28] [29]}
• Unnavigable Tributaries (MultiKulti, 2020) – with Luis Vicente and Mark Sanders ^[30]
• Palindromes (West Hill, 2021) – with Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove, and Jeff Williams ^[31]
• The Secret Handshake with Danger vol. one (577, 2021) – with Binker Golding, Henry Kaiser, N.O Moore, and Eddie Prévost ^[32]
• Conduits (Relative Pitch, 2022) – with Cath Roberts ^{[33] [34]}
• The Laughing Stone (Confront, 2023) – with Paul Dunmall ^[35]
• Outlines by Dee Byrne (Whirlwind, 2023) – with Byrne, Andrew Lisle, Nick Malcolm, Rebecca Nash, and Tom Ward ^[36]
• Divisions (Discus, 2023) – with Johnny Hunter and Mark Hanslip ^[37]
• Immense Blue (West Hill, 2024) – with Rachel Musson and Mark Sanders ^[38]

References

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. "Fletcher Brice Jozwiak: Nick of Time". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
13. "Mike Fletcher Trio: Vuelta album review". All About Jazz. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
14. "Tobias Delius / Olie Brice / Mark Sanders: Somersaults album review". All About Jazz. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
15. "Alex Ward Quintet: Glass Shelves and Floor album review". All About Jazz. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
16. "Entropi: New Era". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
17. "CD Review: Entropi – New Era". London Jazz News. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 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. "Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real album review". All About Jazz. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
27. "Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
28. Farbey, Roger (10 March 2019). "Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
29. "CD Review: Nick Malcolm – Real Isn't Real". London Jazz News. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
30. "Vicente / Brice / Sanders: Unnavigable Tributaries album review". All About Jazz. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
31. "Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove, Olie Brice, Jeff Williams: Palindromes album review". All About Jazz. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
32. "Olie Brice/Binker Golding/Henry Kaiser/NO Moore/Eddie Prévost: The Secret Handshake With Danger Vol. One". Jazzwise. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
33. "Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduits album review". All About Jazz. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
34. "Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduit album review". All About Jazz. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
35. "Paul Dunmall / Olie Brice: The Laughing Stone album review". All About Jazz. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
36. "Dee Byrne: Outlines". Jazzwise. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
37. "Johnny Hunter / Mark Hanslip / Olie Brice: Divisions album review". All About Jazz. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
38. "Olie Brice / Rachel Musson / Mark Sanders: Immense Blue album review". All About Jazz. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Olie Brice discography at Discogs