Olie Brice


Olie Brice 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. 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.

Discography

Olie Brice Quintet

  • Immune to Clockwork – with Mark Hanslip, Alex Bonney, Waclaw Zimpel, and Jeff Williams
  • Day After Day – with George Crowley, Mike Fletcher, Alex Bonney, and Jeff Williams

    Olie Brice Trio / Octet

  • Fire Hills – one disc is Olie Brice Trio ; one disc is Olie Brice Octet

    Other collaborations

  • Brackish – with Neil Metcalfe
  • Glimmers by Nick Malcolm Quartet – Brice, Nick Malcolm, Alexander Hawkins, and Mark Whitlam
  • Beyond These Voices by Nick Malcolm Quartet – Brice, Nick Malcolm, Alexander Hawkins, and Mark Whitlam
  • Nick of Time – with Mike Fletcher and Tymek Jozwiak
  • Vuelta by Mike Fletcher Trio – Brice, Mike Fletcher and Jeff Williams
  • Somersaults – with Mark Sanders and Tobias Delius
  • Glass Shelves and Floor by Alex Ward Quintet – Brice, Alex Ward, Hannah Marshall, Rachel Musson, Julie Kjaer, and Tom Jackson
  • New Era by Entropi – Brice, Dee Byrne, Andre Canniere, Matt Fisher, and Rebecca Nash
  • Projected / Entities / Removal by Alex Ward Trios & Sextet – Brice, Alex Ward, Tom Jackson, Rachel Musson, Hannah Marshall, and Steve Noble
  • Of Tides – with Achim Kaufmann, recorded live at Vortex Jazz Club
  • Maha Samadhi by Paul Dunmall Brass Project – Brice, Dunmall, Tony Bianco, Percy Pursglove, Aaron Diaz, Alex Astbury, Dave Sear, Josh Tagg, Josh Palmer, Jo Sweet, and Ed Bennett
  • Life on the Edge by Loz Speyer's Inner Space – Brice, Loz Speyer, Chris Biscoe, Rachel Musson, and Gary Willcox
  • Moment Frozen by Dee Byrne's Entropi – Brice, Byrne, Andre Canniere, Matt Fisher, and Rebecca Nash
  • Numerology of Birdsong – with Mark Sanders and Tobias Delius as Somersaults
  • Real Isn't Real by Nick Malcolm Quartet – Brice, Nick Malcolm, Alexander Hawkins, Ric Yarborough, and with vocals by Emily Wright, Marie Lister, Josienne Clarke, and Lauren Kinsella
  • Unnavigable Tributaries – with Luis Vicente and Mark Sanders
  • Palindromes – with Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove, and Jeff Williams
  • The Secret Handshake with Danger vol. one – with Binker Golding, Henry Kaiser, N.O Moore, and Eddie Prévost
  • Conduits – with Cath Roberts
  • The Laughing Stone – with Paul Dunmall
  • Outlines by Dee Byrne – with Byrne, Andrew Lisle, Nick Malcolm, Rebecca Nash, and Tom Ward
  • Divisions – with Johnny Hunter and Mark Hanslip
  • Immense Blue – with Rachel Musson and Mark Sanders