Brian Grice

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Brian O. Grice (born August 11, 1956 in Chicago , † July 17, 2010 ) was an American drummer in the field of jazz , blues and soul .

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Grice was the son of French horn player Maurice Grice; he began his career at the age of 15. He gained his first professional experience in chess recording studios when he worked with artists such as Bo Diddley , Eddie Harris and Donny Hathaway . Recordings were made during this time with Ahmad Jamal , Oscar Brown Jr. , Jerry Butler , Thelma Houston , Gregory Hines , Eartha Kitt , Quincy Jones , Tyrone Davis and Charles Earland .

In the 1980s, Grice moved to New York City and played in the Nancie Banks Orchestra. From the 1990s he worked as a theater musician on Broadway ; In the early 1990s he played in the theater band Jelly's Red Hot Peppers with Virgil Jones and Britt Woodman . In 1992 he worked on Terence Blanchard's soundtrack to the film Malcolm X , in 1996 he played in the Count Basie Orchestra ( Ghost Band ). In 2003 he worked with the tap dancer Savion Glover . Shortly before his death, he worked on Catherine Russell's album Inside This Heart of Mine . In the field of jazz he was involved in 27 recording sessions between 1973 and 2009. He also worked in New York's Music Outreach program at public schools and gave private lessons. Grice died in mid-July 2010 at the age of 54.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death message from local 802
  2. ↑ http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=76707
  3. ↑ Burns Mantle, John Arthur Chapman, Garrison P. Sherwood, Otis L. Guernsey, Jeffrey Sweet, Louis Kronenberger: Theater Yearbook and Best Plays . Dodd, Mead, 1991
  4. ^ Constance Valis Hill: Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History . 2009, p. 332
  5. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Grice, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grice, Brian O.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 2010