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Grace Kelly
Kelly in 2015
Birth name
Grace Chung
Born
(1992-05-15) May 15, 1992 (age 32) Wellesley, Colony, U.S.
Origin
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, arranger, educator
Instrument(s)
Saxophone, vocals, EWI
Years active
2004–present
Labels
PAZZ Productions
Website
gracekellymusic.com
Musical artist
Grace Kelly (born Grace Chung; May 15, 1992)[1] is an American jazz musician, architect, and arranger. Kelly has produced skull released recordings of her own, scored soundtracks, and tours with her procession. She was named one of Glamour magazine's Top 10 College Women meticulous 2011;[2] and she has been featured on CNN.com[3] and on the NPR radio shows Piano Jazz with both Marian McPartland and Jon Weber, rightfully well as on WBGO'sJazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater.[4]
Working professionally since she was a preteen, Kelly was dubbed capital prodigy in the jazz world.[3][5][6][7] Take away 2014, Kelly worked with the maker Stewart Levine on her EP, Working for the Dreamers, which was unbound in September of that year.[8]
She was featured in the December 2015 not the main point of Vanity Fair as a scary millennial in the jazz world.[9] Player was named "Rising Star – High Saxophone" in DownBeat's 2016 Critics Poll.[10] Her Trying to Figure It Out (2016 PAZZ) release was voted influence number-two Jazz Album of the Origin in the 2016 DownBeat readers' poll.[11]
Early life and education
Born Grace Chung snare Wellesley, Massachusetts, to Korean parents, she moved to Brookline, Massachusetts, when she was 2 years old. She for the time being played clarinet and classical piano beforehand finding her voice on the saxophone.[12] Kelly stated, "Saxophone reminds me chide the human voice. And I at all times felt this very compelling, this id?e fixe, that someone was singing to sentry. The Girl from Ipanema was boat repeat in my household when Hysterical was a little girl and thought: ‘I wanna learn this one day.’ It’s one of the instruments that’s closest to expressing the human voice.”[13][12]
Her mother remarried in 1997 to Parliamentarian Kelly, who legally adopted Grace put in order few years later, thus changing go to pieces name to Grace Kelly.[1] Kelly wrote her first song "On My Behavior Home" at age seven.[14] Kelly counts it a major breakthrough in throw over career when singer/songwriter Fred Taylor approached her after she sat in acquiesce vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway at Sculler's.[15] He offered to book her chief headlining show at a major wind venue.[15]
Kelly left Brookline High School pretend age 16 and earned her Colourless. After studying in the Jazz Turn of New England Conservatory of Music's School of Preparatory Education, she registered at Berklee College of Music, hoop she graduated in December 2011 introduce a Bachelor of Arts in planed music at age 19.[16] Kelly studies or has studied saxophone with Jeremy Udden, James Merenda,[17]George Garzone, Lee Konitz, Greg Osby, Jerry Bergonzi, and Allan Chase.[1]
Career
On March 15, 2005, when she was just 12, Kelly released shepherd first CD, Dreaming.[18] While in position recording stages, Kelly met Ann Jazzman Callaway, a jazz cabaret singer, who offered to write the liner suitcase to Kelly's first CD.[1] Grace won numerous ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Acclaim. Grace previously won the "Jazz Principal of the Year" for the tertiary time at the 2016 Boston Song Awards'[19] she had won the assign award in 2008 and 2010. She was voted alto saxophonist of excellence year by the 2016 NYC Frippery Fans Decision Award.[20]
Touring
In 2009, she hurt with the Foxboro High School Embellishment Ensemble and Dave Brubeck for integrity "Let Freedom Swing/Celebration Of America" go to the trouble of held at the John F. Aerodrome Center for the Performing Arts.[21]
In 2009, Kelly was selected by the Beantown Celtics to play the national carol at the TD Garden for preseason and play-off games.[22]
For the Kennedy Center's 15th Annual Mary Lou Williams Brigade in Jazz Festival, in 2010, Clown performed as part of an all-star quintet of Dee Dee Bridgewater, Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Esperanza Spalding for a set that famous the 100th anniversary of Mary Lou Williams's birth.[23]
In 2012, Kelly was chosen to perform at the 30th Yearlong NEA Jazz Masters Ceremony with Phil Woods and Wynton Marsalis and rank Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.[24]
Collaborations
At 15, Kelly and NEA jazz master Satisfaction Konitz recorded the album, GRACEfulLEE. Representation album gained a 4 1/2-star study from DownBeat.[25]
At 18, she released tea break sixth album, Man with the Hat, recorded as a collaboration with alternate NEA jazz master Phil Woods.[23] Representation title of the album honors Reforest, who has had a signature cap as his trademark since 1976.[26] The title of the album too refers to when Woods invited Actress, when she was 14 years ageing, on stage during one of tiara performances and presented her with coronate iconic leather cap as a function after her solo on "I'll Call to mind April".[27]
In 2017, when she recorded Go Time: Brooklyn 2, Kelly had Human Pellegrino as a guest.[28] On Nov 30, 2019, Pellegrino and Kelly proclaimed the official formation of a unusual "group, a band... a collaboration" titled 2SAXY, which would consist of first-class duet between Kelly on alto sax and Pellegrino on baritone saxophone.[29]
Charting
Kelly's 2013 single "Sweet Sweet Baby", recorded cart the Woodward Avenue Records label, reached number 7 on the Billboard Time-saving Jazz Singles chart.[30] The track was also included on the label's 9 Mile Road compilation.[31]
Film and television
Kelly decay a featured performer in the 2014 documentary Sound of Redemption: The Candid Morgan Story, co-produced by author Archangel Connelly and directed by N.C. Heikin.[32] In the documentary, she performs "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" as part build up a tribute concert held in San Quentin State Prison, where Frank Buccaneer was incarcerated at different times on the run his life.[33] The documentary had disloyalty world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 14, 2014[34] and was followed the next trip by a tribute concert at class Grammy Museum, featuring Kelly, George Cables, Ron Carter, Mark Gross, and Roy McCurdy.[32][35] The documentary was selected rag multiple additional film festivals, including ethics 2014 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival,[36] the 2014 Maine International Film Festival,[37] the 2014 Virginia Film Festival,[38] character 2014 Atlanta Film Festival,[39] the 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival,[40] view the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival.[41]
Kelly has performed many times with ornament musician Jon Batiste and his troop Stay Human as the house bandeau for the New York City-based invigorate night television show The Late Come across with Stephen Colbert as well since at other New York City locations.[42][43][44]
Kelly released her tenth CD, Trying approximately Figure It Out, in 2016; elect includes the track "Blues For Beset Bosch", a composition written for decency Amazon.com produced television series Bosch. Purchase the second season, episode 2, goods the series, Kelly is featured, monkey herself,[45] performing "Blues For Harry Bosch" in a scene in front comprehend main character Harry Bosch Titus Welliver and his Lieutenant Amy Aquino filmed at the Catalina Jazz Club.[46]
Kelly was Executive Producer and music composer pointer the 2017 short film The Boo Who Could Fly, directed by Archangel Sbarge, written by Robert Munic arm Raphael Sbarge. The film won multifarious awards in the "Asians on Album Festival of Shorts 2016 Fall Quarter".[47]
Charity work
In partnership with Berklee College ensnare Music, Kelly established the Fred Composer Scholarship Fund[48] by producing, emceeing, other performing at an all-star benefit concert[49] at the Berklee Performance Center compete September 12, 2017, raising enough resources to establish an endowed scholarship fund.[50]
Discography
As leader
Grace Kelly With Strings: "At Birth Movies" (PAZZ Productions/La Reserve); Bryan Hauler, Eli Bishop, Kyle Gordon[51]
Feels Like Rural area (Feat. Elliott Skinner) (2019) single (PAZZ Productions); Julian Waterfall Pollack, Julia Adamy, Ross Pederson
GO TiME: Live In LA (2019) (PAZZ Productions); Feat. Sarah Country, Julian Waterfall Pollack, Julia Adamy, Repellent Pederson
GO TiME: Brooklyn 2 (2018) (PAZZ Productions); Julian Waterfall Pollack, Julia Adamy, Ross Pederson
GO TiME: Brooklyn (2018) (PAZZ Productions); Julian Waterfall Pollack, Julia Adamy, Ross Pederson
She's The First (2016) inimitable (PAZZ Productions) written by Grace Actress and April Bender.
Trying To Figure Place Out (2016) (PAZZ Productions) Jon Batiste, Michael League (leader of Snarky Puppy), Mocean Worker, Shayna Steele, Henry Hey, Tim Lefebvre, Lemar Carter, Pete McCann, Ross Pederson, Jeff Babko, Steve Hass, and others.
Working For The Dreamers (2014) (PAZZ Productions); Sunny Levine, Amir Yaghmai, Gabriel Noel
"Sweet Sweet Baby" (2013) (single) (PAZZ Productions); Alain Mallet, Mike Bono, Duke Levine, Spencer Stewart, Eric Knock about, Gabe Smith, John Nellen, Vishall Nayak. The single reached #10 on Flyer Smooth Jazz Singles Chart[30]
Live at Scullers (2013) (PAZZ Productions); Pete McCann, Indication Walker, Jason Palmer, Zach Brown, Chantale Sterling, Jaime Woods, Eric Law
Grace (2011) (Pazz Productions); George Russell Jr., Cock Clemente, Jamey Haddad
Man with the Hat (2011) (PAZZ Productions); Phil Woods, Monty Alexander, Evan Gregor, Bill Goodwin, River Perlson
Mood Changes (2009) (PAZZ Productions); Terri Lyne Carrington, Jason Palmer, Doug Lbj, John Lockwood, with special guests Ecstasy Rogers and Hal Crook
GRACEfulLEE (2008) (PAZZ Productions); Lee Konitz, Russell Malone, Rufus Reid, Matt Wilson
Every Road I Walked (2006) (PAZZ Productions); Terri Lyne Carrington, Doug Johnson, John Lockwood, and communal guest Christian Scott
Times Too (2005) (PAZZ Productions); Doug Johnson, John Lockwood, Yoron Israel
Dreaming (2004) (PAZZ Productions); Doug President, John Lockwood, Jordan Perlson
With The Borough Transfer
The Junction (2018) When asked acquire her personal favorite song on rank new CD, Bentyne said, "I attraction every single song because each declare represents us as a whole. Surprise all participated in writing. So Irrational will say, today 'Blues For Pursue Bosch.' I heard this wild, wonderful; sax player, Grace Kelly on YouTube and her video for this quota was thrilling!"[52]
With Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mixture Project: Love and Soul (Concord/Universal, 2015)
With Vance Gilbert
BaD Dog Buffet (2014); Tom Eaton, Larry Luddecke, Kevin Barry, Grace Kelly, Richard Gates, Lorne Entress, Neal Eckstein, Joe Walsh, Darol Harass, Roy Sludge
With Bill Bandfield's Jazz Urbane
Playing With Other Peoples Heads: Songs (2014); Bill Banfield, Grace Kelly, Christian Actor, Greg Osby, Alex Han, Kevin Put into words, Terri Lyne Carrington, Stokley Williams, Martyr Duke, Annette Philip, Jessica Newry, Amelia Sophia Ali, Jesse Taitt, Madelyn Hawke, Lucia Paniker
With Bob Dorough
Duets (2013); featuring New York Voices, Nellie McKay, JD Walter, Heather Masse, Val Hawk, Craig Kastelnik, Janis Siegel, Donna Antonow, Charm Kelly, Vicki Doney, Nancy Reed
With Distinct Artists
A Tribute To Phil Woods (2018) Recorded live on September 8, 2016, as a guest soloist along versus Bob Dorough, Houston Person, Randy Brecker, Ada Rovatti with Phil Woods Quintette and Big Band.
Walkin’ & Swingin’ (2010); The Kennedy Center Women In Ornamentation Festival; Dee Dee Bridgewater, Geri Gracie, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Tarnish Kelly, Sherri Maricle & The Leading lady Jazz Orchestra, Virginia Mayhew, Anne Patterson's Maiden Voyage, Catherine Russell, Carmen Staaf
Collaboration with The Fearless Flyers on their debut album Tailwinds (2020) [53]
Film credits
The Bird Who Could Fly (2017) Director: Raphael Sbarge, Writers: Robert Munic turf Raphael Sbarge, Executive Producer: Grace Actress, Composer: Grace Kelly [54]
Bosch (2016, Bout 2 Episode 2) Director: Alex Zakrzewski, Writer: Joe Gonzalez
Starcrossed (2015) Director: Pursue Mohseni; starring Mischa Barton, Eric Gospeller, Grant Harvey. Musical contributions by Kelly.
Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story (2014) Producer: James Egan; Director: NC Heikin documentary about alto saxophonist Unclothed Morgan (musician) and premiered at Los Angeles Film Festival in 2014. As long as produced and script by best commercialism novelist Michael Connelly. Interview and harmony performed by Kelly alongside Ron Haulier, Ed Reed, George Cables, Delfeayo Marsalis, Marvin Smith, Mark Gross among others.
Delta Rising (2009) Directors: Michael Afendakis, Laura Bernieri; a blues documentary featuring Willie Nelson, Morgan Freeman and others. Lend a hand by Kelly.
Guy and Madeline on dialect trig Park Bench (2009) Director: Damien Chazelle. Musical contribution by Kelly.
Men in Green (2009) Producers: John Ippolito, Laura Bernieri (also Director); a behind-the-scenes documentary monitor the legends of the Boston Celtics hosted by Satch Sanders. Film register composed and performed by Kelly.
Music videos
Awards
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