Steve Rice is a versatile composer, keyboardist and accordionist based in Philadelphia. He records and writes with several outstanding ensembles, including Rouge (French Cabaret), Big Squeezy (Zydeco), Troy Kline (Retro Vegas Lounge), and the Steve Rice Quintet (original Jazz). Steve's compositional interests include Jazz, Classical, World, Traditional Ethnic, and Electronic music, as well as SFX. He has a Film Scoring degree from Berklee College of Music, where he received the prestigious Oscar Peterson Award.
Honky tonk jazz with a nice but nasty honking sax line and a driving shuffle beat. Perfect for burlesque, vintage striptease, roadhouse, retro parties. Instrumental
A classic roadhouse shuffle with honking sax lead. This version has some light LP scratches added to make it sound like a jukebox 45rpm record, Instrumental, Jazz, Dixieland
A warm corporate acoustic track featuring beautiful acoustic guitar and distant grand piano. Main hook at 1:18. Well being, living, dreaming.. what is it you want from life? Instrumental, Corporate, Corp. Pop Easy Listening
A beautiful waltz evoking the British Isles, Ireland and French Normandy. Traditional sounding acoustic music that might have made it's way to America through it's early immigrants. Violin lead followed by mandolin, accordion, then penny whistle. Performed by "Rouge" Instrumental, Folk, European Folk
A pretty, traditional sounding waltz played on violin and accordion. Has a regalness and formality to it. Good for a court dance, an Irish wedding, An early american barnyard dance. Instrumental, British & Irish, Ireland
Here's a classic 2 horn frontline performing an original jazz/modal/ hard bop/post bop/ composition. Trumpet and Tenor sax lead. Catchy and swinging with a progressive, crisp jazz club feel /energy. Real Instruments. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
A beautiful solo classical guitar piece performed on nylon strings by Julian Catford. A gentle 3/4 waltz tempo underlies this haunting melody. Underscores romance tenderness healing sadness heartbreak melancholy and sadness. Instrumental, Classical, Classical Guitar
A sophisticated and melancholy jazz ballad featuring a beautiful trumpet melody played with straight mute. Evocative of the cool jazz period, post-bop and artists like Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter. This track has an open, airy and textural 3/4 feel and great understated emotional intensity. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
An instrumental composition with a strong contemporary Mediterrannean influence. This tune is in a modern folk 5/4 tempo. Accordion, violin and guitar. Shifting textures. Influenced by contemporary European folk composers such as Amestoy Trio, Kepa Junkera, Patrick Desaunay, Instrumental, Jazz, Folk Jazz
Here is a classical acoustic guitar duo with Spanish / Iberian influence. Elements of Flamenco, Tango and Paso Doble. Sets Performed by Julian Catford, Instrumental, Classical, Classical Guitar
A song in French that pays tribute to the great French popular composers of the 40's 50s and 60s. Starts with rubato accordion and vocal. Instrumental in time at 1:00. Modulation and vocal at 1:58. Performed by a 5 pc ensemble of violin, accordion, guitar, bass and vocal. Female Vocals, European, France
Light cocktail swing featuring a great piano trio. First chorus with brushes, switch to sticks and builds in intensity. Bluesy licks. Sophisticated jazz atmosphere that's great for a swanky cocktail party or upscale nightclub. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
This stem of "Last Call (trio)" has a great jazz bass and rhythm part. Bass starts with a 2 beat feel then breaks into a walk while the drums switch from brushes to sticks. Great jazz atmosphere! Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
Here's a laid back and bluesy stride piano piece. This medium tempo track really sets the scene for an upscale restaurant, cocktail lounge or jazz room. Good party energy. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride
A pensive thoughtful and emotional solo piano piece. Staring out a window in the rain. Remembering past loves hurts and emotions. Reminiscing at a dusty wedding portrait of your grandparents. Sitting in an elegant quiet parlor. Reflecting on faded beauty. Sadness, regret, nostalgia, peace. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
A musette waltz that pays tribute to the great french accordion records of the 1940s 50s and 60s. Classic vintage sound. Great for historical or period source music, retro romance, Paris. Features an ensemble of accordion, guitar and bass. Instrumental, European, France
An original mid tempo bossa-nova in the style of the famous Stan Getz / Astrid Gilberto 1960s recordings. Great for a late night bedroom scene or romantic summer beach vacation. Yearning for past romance, fantasy lover, making love, wishing, aimlessness. Real instruments. Sultry Vocals, Female Vocals, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
Lonesome, haunting melodica segwue, a solo entry joined by piano, bass, drums and string pad. The melodica has the same kind of emotional impact as the harmonica. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
An Uptempo instrumental Zydeco tune with accordion melody, washboard (frattoir), a great guitar lead and a catchy accordion part. Instrumental, Americana, Cajun Zydeco
A romantic, lush solo piano bed suitable for source or emotional underscore. This track sets a great mood. It's laid back neo-romantic style is complemented with grand pianistic gestures that capture sophisticated elegance but never overwhelm the track. Instrumental, Classical, Classical Piano
A genuine torch song, romantic, lush and unabashed, sung by a fantastic jazz vocalist. Coloristic piano trio accompaniment. Piano, upright bass and drums (brushes). Jazz atmosphere, Female Vocals, Lounge, Neo-Lounge Vocals
A chill retro style bossa-nova in the style of classic 1960s Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto recordings. Haunting, moody, romantic, upscale and swanky. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
Retro romance, mystery and intrigue with this haunting bossa-nova in the style of 1960s Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto. "A stranger on a train, just a face looking out at the rain" sets the stage for an affair. Loneliness, exotic travel and the thrill of romantic adventure. Female Vocals, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
Swinging, light and retro - this jazz accordion track has a 50s cocktail feel reminiscent of the great sophisticated swing of artists like Art Van Damme, George Shearing and Nat King Cole. This track will help you remember one of the unique signature sounds of that era! Instrumental, Jazz, Continental Jazz
A beautiful, elegant jazz piano trio ballad reminiscent of Thelonious Monk 'Round Midnight. Starts solo, trio in at:15, evokes a late night reflective mood. Romantic breakup or hookup, elegant background jazz, quiet, feeling sorry for oneself, drunken reflection, last call, requiem, making love, Instrumental, Jazz, Dramatic Jazz
Beautiful solo jazz guitar ballad played on acoustic guitar. Lush, reflective melody. Sophisticated and elegant. Quiet source music for a restaurant or concert. Emotional underscore for a variety of emotional situations. Classy, upscale. Nylon strings. Performed by Julian Catford. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
An elegant, sophisticated solo jazz piano ballad. Great choice for source music situations, a swanky cocktail party, a candlelight dinner, upscale restaurant. Underscore for romance, reminiscing, reflection. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride
A sophisticated cocktail piano trio plays a very bluesy track that sounds like it could have been written in the 1930s or 1940s. 2nd chorus builds intensity with a bluesy piano solo with piano tremolos and bluesy riffs. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A slow honky tonk solo piano blues in the style of the great tin pan alley era blues composers, Billie Holiday, Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington. Recorded on a natural sounding parlor piano (see below), Instrumental, Blues, Honky Tonk
A downtempo smooth jazz track with a pretty melody played by acoustic piano. Sweetened with a small live string section. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A Latin Rhumba with jazz nightclub undertones. There's a bubbling intensity to the drums and in the tone of the tenor sax lead. Good for a scene needing character or relationship development in a live listening / dancing setting. Authentic nightclub music 1940s 1950s 1960s or today. Real Instruments, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
A catchy children's instrumental featuring a jaymar toy piano with acoustic accompaniment including ukulele, cajon, accordion and a playful vocalese section. Great for kids, infants, gentle fun, motion, cute animals, frogs. Sounds like something you might hear on Sesame Street. Male Vocals, Childrens, Childrens Instrumentals
A gentle, quirky instrumental featuring fun and unusual instrumentation. Ukelele intro and a clarinet that sounds somewhere between dixieland and muskrat love. Has a classic Sesame Street/ CTW 70s vibe to it. Good for physical comedy, childrens programming, slapstick, silent film. Family fun Disney, Vocal Pads, Cartoon, Cartoon Goof Music
Classic sounding klezmer. Starts slow with clarinet improvisation (doina) band enters and tempo accelerates. Violin, accordion, clarinet, bass and drums. Instrumental, Middle East, Klezmer
In the style of an old klezmer band bottle dance, starts with a violin improvisation (doina) tempo comes in slow and dramatic and accelerates continuously. Retro 1920s feel, Using "Vinyl" plugin for 78rpm record scratches Recorded live in a reverberant small room. Violin, clarinet and accordion, Instrumental, Middle East, Klezmer
A jazz waltz with a light swinging feel. This tune has a bustling continental mood and the full version has a playful accordion solo. Great for travel scenes, travel documentary, romantic comedy, cooking show, kitchen scene, France. A fast 3/4, light touch. Bass, piano, and drums (brushes), Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Waltz
A french cafe' accordion waltz with a light swinging feel. A bustling continental mood and a playful accordion solo. Great for travel scenes, travel documentary, romantic comedy, chic cooking show, kitchen scene, France. A fast 3/4, light touch. Bass, piano, and drums (brushes). Bon vivant! Instrumental, European, France
add this street accordionist track to any crowd noise/ street / subway source to get extra background atmosphere. This track has also been used for cafe' scenes, French market, and general French urban or country atmosphere. Instrumental, Themes, Street Music
