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WHO: Alice Russell ( www.myspace.com/alicerusselluk)

WHEN: Monday June 30 and Tuesday July 1, 2007 | Doors at 5pm Show at 10pm

WHERE:  The Independent
GENERAL INFO: www.sunsetpromotions.net,

TICKETS: $15 adv.at   www.sunsettickets.com.

DETAILS: Alice Russell is considered on of the finest multi-genre singers in the United Kingdom. Her combination of thematic breadth, songwriting skill, vocal range, and unadulterated soulful power has drawn comparisons to soul divas like Lyn Collins, Joss Stone, and Etta James. As a songwriter and singer she has provided highlights to the music of Quantic, TM Juke, Bah Samba, The Bamboos, Susumu Yokota, Kushti, Unforscene, and Quantic Soul Orchestra, and her ability to make the hair stand up your neck with her emotive voice has to be seen live to be believed. Her debut solo album Under The Munka Moon, collecting some of her finest moments to date, was released in 2004 on Tru Thoughts. As Q-Magazine said “ Were Alice Russell American she’d be hanging out with Jill Scott, Angie Stone and Alicia Keys right now.”

Alice Russell has gained an enviable reputation as one of the hottest singers in the UK right now. Her tracks with the Quantic and Quantic Soul Orchestra projects helped elevate her profile further. Alice’s lavishly soulful voice is both timeless and up to the minute modern. Live or on record, she always performs with her trademark self assurance and sass. Her style is a predominantly bluesy, soul lament but encompasses everything from funk to gospel to jazz and beyond. Her performances captivate the audience and command its attention.

Her primary influences are golden voices such as Minnie Ripperton, Eva Cassidy, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin as well as Jill Scott. Alice’s sensual, sublime voice has seen her work on many different projects in a number of capacities. Her work with Bah Samba (who released on Estereo Recordings) finds her fusing latin sounds with tinges of house, uplifting jazz and funk, where as her material with band Kushti, reveals a more laidback, hip hop and soul inspired sound.

Alice always pens her own songs; they are quick witted and often influenced by other musicians, something that she states has been an important stimulus for her solo work. Her solo outing is a live six piece band – ‘Alice Russell Live’ comprising of a prime selection of talented musicians.