Artist:Grace Kelly
Song:Amazing Grace
Album:Trying To Figure It Out
No this is not Grace Kelly the actress. This Grace Kelly plays sax and is very successful in the smooth jazz market. She was born Grace Chung May 15, 1992 in Wellesley, MA. Her parents are Korean. When her mother remarried in 1997, she took her stepfather's name Kelly. Grace was a child prodigy and she started playing clubs as a teen. She studied at New England Conservatory and also Berklee. Lee Konitz was one of her teachers. Grace has been recording on her own label since age 12. She has recorded Amazing Grace twice. She first recorded it with a quartet on the 2011 album Grace. Then she recorded it with a much larger band on the 2016 album Trying To Figure It Out. Special guests include Jon Batiste and Michael League of Snarky Puppy. Grace has recorded with Lee Konitz and Phil Woods. She also appeared in the Amazon series Bosch. Grace released her latest album in 2019. She is currently on tour and according to her website, she has a new album coming. Here's Grace Kelly with Julian Pollack on keyboards, Julia Pederson on bass and Ross Pederson on drums performing Amazing Grace on Seattle radio station KNKX Apr. 9, 2017.
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