Alice grace quartet.

Alice Grace Quartet

First Class Jazz Masters - THE DRIFT AWAY SERIES: SoundCloud

Live recording from my gig with the Gypsy Swing Band at Art Dubai :)

Take The "A" Train

From the Album Soulful Session Presents Future Divas EP3

In Joy [Remember Me]

Music written by Chick Corea
Lyrics written by Alice Grace

Band:
Alice Grace - vocals
Peter Gilligan - piano
Paul Grainger - double bass
Russell Morgan - drums

Recording and mastering by Adam Sinclair

Windows

Music written by Josef Myrow
Lyrics written by Kim Gannon

Band:
Alice Grace - vocals
Peter Gilligan - piano
Paul Grainger - double bass
Russell Morgan - drums

Recording and mastering by Adam Sinclair

Autumn Nocturne

Music written by Lars Jansson
Lyrics written by Alice Grace

Band:
Alice Grace - vocals
Peter Gilligan - piano
Paul Grainger - double bass
Russell Morgan - drums

Recording and mastering by Adam Sinclair

The Sky Is There

The Alice Grace Quartet play a classic Irving Berlin song from the 1954 film 'Winter Wonderland'

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Love You Didn't Do Right By Me [for FREE DOWNLOAD follow the link in Soundcloud description]

MASTERED/ DRUMS - ALEX DURR/durr
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Updated 2/7/19 - So ends another HOFA competition and another uneventful milestone on the highway.  Another round of tough competition with % or two here or there determining victors.  The industry isn't a kind one...and until you have your name on a platinum they don't hand out participation trophies.. hahah  So buck up my fellow clouders and high spirits.. for we dared to ride into the unknown...next year we shall have them.  Who ever you eight people are who clicked a like for me on the HOFA site I owe you one.  

Hi everyone and happy to announce that HOFA is running is mixing/remixing competition... If I remember right it closes up 1/21/2019.

You can find it here: https://songcheck.de/

My entry into the fray is here if you are interested in supporting me: https://songcheck.de/song/1810/

Took the day off yesterday for a couple of music buis type classes on rights and licensing.  Once I finished, took a look at my to do list and saw the HOFA competition.  This years track, Maryam, is a fantastically cool piece of work, with a great arrangement and stellar performances.  

On the engineering side pretty flawless recordings to work with.   I tried to keep the jazz feel alive. I got the mix to a place where I was feeling it, then quickly pushed into mastering.  Went the all analog route for mastering with multiple eq and compressors and a smidge of limiting.  

If you have some time would highly recommend trying the competition out. I spent some time listening, the competition is going to be tough this year.. a lot of heavy hitters. But what I can say without a doubt is,  you will learn something from the project.  These have provided me a eureka moment with every competition. 

Mine on this one was with reverb..some of the room tracks were a bit tacky when stitched in for my taste.  So I rebuilt them from scratch.... its the first competition where I was like hmmm... I might be able to get a cleaner result by doing it my way...that is a huge milestone to pass.
  
Finally one of the reasons to enter is that they will typically send out a coupon as a thank you for coming to the party.  Used mine to pickup the system and more specifically Algoverb.  IMHO probably one of the best plug in reverbs out there.  

If you go tell em Icarus says hello... haha  Don't worry that puzzled look you get,  while they shrug their shoulders and look around... its all part of the act!  :)

Lyrics: 
Maryam Words & Music: Jochen Sachse 
Verse1  
Maryam, you hear the words 
you wonder, yet accept them 
as for you there is nothing impossible
 you feel the plan – oh Maryam 

Verse2
Your way leads you through the mountains 
Step by step to the foreign city
 highly welcome and expecting 
you enter and are recognized - Maryam 

Interlude
The whole world is moving
 as never before – no place for you
 bear the hardship without motion
 until your child sees the light of day
 
Verse3
 Maryam, you see the offerings
 the guided ones gave abundantly
 because they know the mercy
 of your path 

Verse4
Maryam, you hear the words 
you wonder, yet accept them 
as for you there is nothing impossible 
you feel the plan – oh Maryam

Competition - HOFA mix competition  2018 - Maryam

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Production and Mix Lillithe
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Alice Grace is a British jazz singer whose career began touring with established UK jazz big band The National Youth Jazz Orchestra and guest singing with the James Pearson Trio at the famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, before landing a place to continue her musical education at the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. 

Alice sang with a variety of jazz and soul ensembles performing at prestigious venues such as The Southbank Centre, The Barbican and the Royal Albert Hall in London, as well as more intimate jazz venues across the UK and Europe, sharing the stage with some of her biggest jazz influences; Norma Winstone, Jacqui Dankworth, Cleveland Watkiss and Pete Churchill.  

Since graduating with BMus Hons in 2010, Alice’s performing has taken her to many countries, including a two year stint in the Middle East where she co-founded Time Out award-winning band The Swing Revue; performing a packed schedule of high profile events and helping build a hugely successful residency at Jazz Pizza Express. 

On returning to the UK, Alice joined her husband in the north-east of England. Here she continues her work in all aspects of music: performing, recording and teaching. 

As the lead female singer with the Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, Alice performs regularly around the north of the UK, sharing the stage with jazz A-listers including Joe Stilgoe, Polly Gibbons, Bruce Adams, Alan Barnes, Paul Booth, Hailey Tuck, Anthony Strong and Mark Nightingale. 2018 saw the recording of duo album ‘A Timeless Place’ by Alice and guitarist Pawel Jedrzejewski, following their performance for the Jazz North East ‘Women Make Music’ series, as well as performances in Italy and Ibiza with jazz comrades The Playhouse Band. For Alice’s upcoming performance information please check out the EVENTS page at www.alicegracejazz.co.uk

Recent session work has included work for both commercial and private projects; such as Gala Bingo, Sky One’s Ultimate A Cappella, musical theatre backing vocals in addition to composition and recording for music production. For recording enquiries please get in touch via www.alicegracejazz.co.uk

Alongside performing, Alice has taught singing, piano and music theory for over 10 years and continues to teach from her home in Newcastle. For teaching enquiries please get in touch via www.alicegracejazz.co.uk