Welcome to our roster "Alto-Sax Rising Star":
GRACE KELLY as., voc.
"I first heard Grace Kelly in 2006 I was so impressed I presented her with one of my caps. Lee Konitz had told me about her but I was still amazed. And since then her progress has been astounding! It was a great thrill to record with her and I hope we will be doing more projects together. I sleep a little better knowing this lady is playing the instrument I love so well. Bird, Rabbit and Mr. Carter would be equally pleased I am certain!”- Phil Woods
“Grace Kelly has an electric charisma on-stage that instantly ignites the room. She is one of the most kind-hearted, easy-going people I’ve had the pleasure of working with.”
- Jon Batiste, the band leader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
On Tour:
- December 2017
- March 2018
- May 2018
- July 2018
- November 2018
LINKS
Grace Kelly & Jon Batiste@Newport Jazzfestial 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fC0Ge0lMcQ
Grace Kelly with her mentor Phil Woods@Newport Jazzfestival 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nimGB414ABM
Grace Kelly with her mentor Phil Woods at the age of 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkl2kMfbGU0
Grace Kelly & Lee Konitz@Newport Jazzfestival 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNle7ViAFkY
Grace Kelly with David Sanborn Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4PVzaqJMZk
Grace Kelly & Rick Brown@Smoothjazzcruise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eHnBrTJPos
Grace’s version of "get lucky“- Graciefied: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ0qP_MM5aQ
Grace Kelly & Toots Thilemans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg9S4Xtbi90Grace
Grace Kelly- Tender Madness 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_YeIIW9_Cs
Grace Kelly live radio sessions, the girl form Ipanema: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FL4S0Dgrw
Grace Kelly and Leo P some of their epic: "pop up guerilla video series“
https://twosaxy.herokuapp.com/home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K294MP3xxsY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NKOMA7F1UI
Grace Kelly „Go“ series with Marcus Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYOyaxqnao8
Grace Kelly: interview on WGBH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZtYYc-7gM
Grace Kelly thank you to her mentor Phil Woods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rVfOcB1v9c
Grace Kelly - EPK
Saxophonist, singer, and composer Grace Kelly plays with the heart and passion of an old soul yet with the genre-bending zest and energy of a 24-year-old. Having been a regular on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Grace Kelly recently released her 10th CD as a leader. The latest album, Trying To Figure It Out, was voted #2 Jazz Album of The Year in the 2016 Downbeat Magazine Readers Poll.
In 2016, Grace was also thrilled to join a dynamic 10-piece house band for NBC’s new variety show “Maya & Marty,” starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short and produced by Lorne Michaels.
Grace also garnered many awards from jazz critics and fans alike this past year. She was the winner of the 64th Annual 2016 Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll as “Rising Star Alto Saxophone,” and voted fourth in the Alto Saxophonist category in the 2016 Downbeat Magazine Readers Poll. She also won “Jazz Artist of the Year” in the 2016 Boston Music Awards and “Alto Saxophonist of the Year” by NYC Jazz Fans Decision 2016.
Grace wrote her first song at seven years old, recorded her first CD at 12, orchestrated and performed her original composition with the Boston Pops Orchestra at 14, and performed at President Obama’s Inauguration at 16. As a bandleader she has performed over 700 concerts in over 30 countries in notable venues as the Hollywood Bowl, Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and Symphony Hall and festivals such as Montreal, Newport and Montreux. Grace has performed and/or recorded with Harry Connick Jr, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Emma Stone, Lin Manuel, Questlove, Esperanza Spalding, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Ron Carter, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Huey Lewis and Gloria Estefan to name a few.
In recent years, she has been featured on Amazon’s Emmy-nominated TV show “Bosch,” CNN.com, Glamour Magazine, Forbes, Billboard, Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, and in many appearances on NPR. As a songwriter, she has won multiple ASCAP Composer Awards and International Songwriting Awards.
In efforts to bring jazz to a younger audience as well as to bridge music, cinematography, and her joyful personality, Grace launched a new weekly video series called “Grace Kelly PopUp" on social media in February 2017, which has already racked up over one million views.
For booking inquires please contact Catherine Mayer - cmayer@justjazz.de
