Olie Brice Explained

Olie Brice
Birth Date:	8 June 1981
Birth Place:	London
Occupation:	Musician

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Library of Congress LCCN Permalink no2018004320 . 2024-10-25 . lccn.loc.gov.
2. Web site: 2019-06-16 . Three free spirits . 2024-10-27 . Morning Star . en.
3. Web site: 2022-08-12 . Olie Brice (new double album 'Fire Hills'; launch 13 Sept. Cafe Oto) . 2024-10-27 . London Jazz News . en-US.
4. Web site: 2014-12-06 . Olie Brice Quintet: Immune to Clockwork album review . 2024-10-25 . All About Jazz . en.
5. Web site: 2017-07-21 . Olie Brice Quintet: Day After Day album review . 2024-10-25 . All About Jazz . en.
6. Web site: Olie Brice Quintet: Day After Day . 2024-10-25 . Jazzwise . en.
7. Web site: 2022-10-02 . Olie Brice Trio / Octet: Fire Hills album review . 2024-10-25 . All About Jazz . en.
8. Web site: 2022-09-01 . Olie Brice Trio/Octet – 'Fire Hills' . 2024-10-25 . London Jazz News . en-US.
9. Web site: Neil Metcalfe and Olie Brice: Brackish . 2024-10-27 . Jazzwise . en.
10. Web site: Nick Malcolm Quartet: Glimmers . 2024-10-27 . Jazzwise . en.
11. Web site: 2014-06-08 . CD Review: Nick Malcolm Quartet – Beyond These Voices . 2024-10-27 . London Jazz News . en-US.
12. Web site: Fletcher Brice Jozwiak: Nick of Time . 2024-10-27 . Jazzwise . en.
13. Web site: 2015-05-09 . Mike Fletcher Trio: Vuelta album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
14. Web site: 2015-04-19 . Tobias Delius / Olie Brice / Mark Sanders: Somersaults album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
15. Web site: 2015-05-23 . Alex Ward Quintet: Glass Shelves and Floor album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
16. Web site: Entropi: New Era . 2024-10-27 . Jazzwise . en.
17. Web site: 2015-06-04 . CD Review: Entropi – New Era . 2024-11-17 . London Jazz News . en-US.
18. Web site: 2015-10-28 . Alex Ward Trios & Sextet: Projected / Entities / Removal album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
19. Web site: 2017-03-07 . Olie Brice / Achim Kaufmann: Of Tides album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
20. Web site: 2017-02-22 . Paul Dunmall Brass Project: Maha Samadhi album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
21. Web site: 2017-04-13 . Loz Speyer's Inner Space: Life on the Edge album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
22. Web site: Loz Speyer's Inner Space: Life on the Edge . 2024-10-27 . Jazzwise . en.
23. Web site: 2017-09-19 . Dee Byrne's Entropi: Moment Frozen album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
24. Web site: Dee Byrne's Entropi: Moment Frozen . 2024-10-27 . Jazzwise . en.
25. Web site: 2019-09-03 . Somersaults: Numerology Of Birdsong album review . 2024-10-27 . All About Jazz . en.
26. Web site: 2019-02-18 . Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real album review . 2024-11-02 . All About Jazz . en.
27. Web site: Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real . 2024-11-02 . Jazzwise . en.
28. Web site: Farbey . Roger . 2019-03-10 . Nick Malcolm: Real Isn't Real . 2024-11-02 . Jazz Journal . en-GB.
29. Web site: 2019-02-22 . CD Review: Nick Malcolm – Real Isn't Real . 2024-11-02 . London Jazz News . en-US.
30. Web site: 2020-09-27 . Vicente / Brice / Sanders: Unnavigable Tributaries album review . 2024-10-26 . All About Jazz . en.
31. Web site: 2021-03-30 . Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove, Olie Brice, Jeff Williams: Palindromes album review . 2024-10-26 . All About Jazz . en.
32. Web site: Olie Brice/Binker Golding/Henry Kaiser/NO Moore/Eddie Prévost: The Secret Handshake With Danger Vol. One . 2024-10-26 . Jazzwise . en.
33. Web site: 2022-06-02 . Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduits album review . 2024-10-26 . All About Jazz . en.
34. Web site: 2022-06-08 . Cath Roberts & Olie Brice: Conduit album review . 2024-10-26 . All About Jazz . en.
35. Web site: 2023-10-12 . Paul Dunmall / Olie Brice: The Laughing Stone album review . 2024-10-26 . All About Jazz . en.
36. Web site: Dee Byrne: Outlines . 2024-10-26 . Jazzwise . en.
37. Web site: 2024-01-05 . Johnny Hunter / Mark Hanslip / Olie Brice: Divisions album review . 2024-10-26 . All About Jazz . en.
38. Web site: 2024-03-29 . Olie Brice / Rachel Musson / Mark Sanders: Immense Blue album review . 2024-10-26 . All About Jazz . en.