Natalie Duncan Quartet [soul]

“..spare, restrained arrangements allowing that big soulful voice to roam free” – Guardian

Nottingham-raised, and much-loved singer/songwriter/keys player Natalie Duncan’s excellent piano playing and expressive, lyrical voice first came to the attention of those in the know in 2009, at the age of 21, with the release of her debut EP “Natalie Alexis Duncan”.

However, it was 2011 and her involvement in the BBC program “Goldie’s Band By Royal Appointment”, the three-part series that was the brainchild of drum & bass pioneer Goldie, that she came to wider attention. Following her appearances on that show she was signed to Decca Records and produced her first album Devil in Me, which was released in 2012 to considerable acclaim, with The Guardian declaring, “An incandescent star is born”.

Towards the end of that same year, she appeared on Later with Jools Holland which led to her touring Japan and supporting for the band Muse. Natalie released her second album “Free” in the summer of 2020 on Goldie’s Fallen Tree 1Hundred label – the album that launched the label. She received excellent critical acclaim from publications including Mojo and Blues and Soul. Echoes and Bandcamp made ‘Free’ their album of the month and Jazz FM awarded record of the week. Duncan launched the album with a live, intimate recording from Ronnie Scott’s and followed that up with a seminal show at London’s Jazz Café.

Back in 2019 and in the spring of 2022, Natalie teamed up with Goldie once more as a vocalist and writer on his and James Davidson’s Subjective project. She released 5 singles through 2022, one of which ‘Hearts in a Cage’ was remixed by 4hero and widely playlisted. 

Natalie performed her own headline shows at Ronnie Scott’s, in 2021 and 2022, both of which sold out. 2023 saw Natalie step up and join legendary Jazz-funk band Incognito as a lead vocalist alongside the likes of Tony Momrelle, Joy Rose, Vanessa Haynes, Imaani and Cherri V, touring most of Europe and the Far East. She is also a co-writer on 5 tracks from Incognito’s latest album ‘Into You’ and features as a keys player on 2 of them. 

She is currently working in the studio as a co-writer for Goldie’s upcoming album. 

Other artist writing credits/performing collaborations include:
Currently: Mica Paris and Richard Spaven.
Plus: Guy Chambers, Kat Eaton, Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps), Disclosure, Skream and Benga, Bansangu Orchestra.

Natalie is currently writing her 3rd album, which will be released independently in 2025. The first single Fortune Favours was released September 1st 2024, and the follow up single will be released in November!

“Emotion seemed to pour out of each word…a great talent” – SoulSideFunk

Line up
Natalie Duncan – voice & piano/keyboards
Alan Mian – bass
Dave Browning – drums
Jake Elkan – guitar

https://natalieduncan.bandcamp.com/