Name: Kandace Springs with Special Guest Kemp Harris
Start: 2024-12-27T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Kandace Springs with Special Guest Kemp Harris

“𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔.”
— 𝑮𝑳𝑰𝑫𝑬 𝑴𝑨𝑮𝑨𝒁𝑰𝑵𝑬
“𝑨 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒔𝒏𝒐𝒘.”
— 𝑷𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑪𝑬
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 & 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐏𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲'𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 & 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦! 2024’s 'Run Your Race', her tribute to her late father, legendary Nashville soul singer Scat Springs, is the first album of hers to feature almost all original songs, written by Kandace both solo and with some stellar collaborators, such as Gregg Wells (Adele), Matt Hales (Liane La Havas), and her long-time partners Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken (Rihanna).
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑴𝒔. 𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔. “𝑴𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅.”
Backed by her ace all-female rhythm section, and joined as usual by a stellar group of guest artists, including Elena Pinderhughes (Herbie Hancock), and Karriem Riggins (Diana Krall), Kandace delivers her most heartfelt and personal record yet. The songs range from an early gem, “Look,” that Kandace actually wrote with her father, to the album’s feature track, “Run Your Race,” written in late 2022, which is a touching tribute to her college track star dad’s journey through life. A couple of classic standards, “Wild Is The Wind” (made famous by Nina Simone) and “What a Wonderful World,” make their appearance as well, as they were songs that Scat introduced to his daughter in her formative years. “He opened the door for me of a whole musical world, I went in and I’ve never left.”
Kandace Springs' refined mix of R&B, jazz, and pop has been showcased with ‘Soul Eyes’ (2016), ‘Indigo’ (2018), and ‘The Women Who Raised Me’ (2020), albums the singer, songwriter, and pianist has released on Blue Note. The first two projects both landed at #2 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Chart. Kandace’s last album, 'The Women Who Raised Me', garnered 5-star reviews from publications ranging from DownBeat to The New Yorker, and won the Deutscher JazzPreis for Best Vocal Album of the year.
Releasing 'Run Your Race' after a wait of almost four years, Kandace has many feelings: satisfaction, closure, and .."Relief!” she laughs. “I feel that this album has been inside of me for a long time, and it’s so great to bring it out into the world for everyone to hear. When they hear it, I feel like they’re finally going to be meeting the real me.
"Rarely in the modern era of music is one able to simply marvel at the beauty of a singer's voice."
— ALL ABOUT JAZZ
“Citing Nina Simone as her inspiration, Springs evinces a similarly powerful beauty…”
— JAZZ TIMES
SPECIAL GUEST:
Kemp Harris is a multifaceted artist, singer, songwriter, actor, activist, educator, and storyteller whose work spans across music, theater, and social activism. With over 40 years of teaching experience, Kemp has influenced generations of students while performing in venues ranging from Cambridge's coffeehouses to prestigious stages alongside artists like Koko Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and Taj Mahal. He has composed music for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Contemporary Ballet and recently led master classes at Berklee College of Music. Kemp's latest album, Good Night America, produced by Freebo, was recorded at Muscle Shoals Studios with legendary musicians. In addition to his music, Kemp has appeared in the film Bleed for This, the Showtime series SMILF, and PBS's Stories from the Stage.
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