Kandace Springs

Biographie

C'est dans l'état du Tennessee, précisément à Nashville, que Kandace Springs voit le jour le 17 janvier 1989, avec dans son ADN la soul et le chant puisque son père n'était autre que Scan Springs, chanteur de session bien connu dans la région. Dès l'âge de 10 ans, elle suit des cours de piano et écoute assidument des disques de soul et de jazz, avec comme modèle l'illustre Nina Simone. Elle se fait bientôt repérer via les réseaux sociaux grâce à son interprétation de "Stay With Me", tube de Sam Smith. Elle décide alors de déménager à New York pour tenter de percer. Sa première occasion se présente en 2014 avec son EP Kandace Springs, signé chez Blue Note Records. Mais c'est surtout en 2016 qu'elle touche un plus large public à la faveur de la publication de son premier véritable album, Soul Eyes, suivi en 2018 de l'album Indigo.

American jazz pianist and singer-songwriter Kandace Springs has won acclaim for her musical style which combines established jazz themes with elements of soul and hip-hop. Daughter of Nashville artist Scat Springs, she learned to play music as a child and grew up influenced by great jazz stylists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. She released a self-titled EP in 2014 that had a heavy R&B and hip-hop tone that led to appearances at festivals including Afropunk and Bonnaroo and on American television programmes such as 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'.

Her recording of Sam Smith's 'Stay With Me' attracted the attention of the late rock star Prince who invited her to perform at a celebration of the 30th anniversary of his 'Purple Rain' at Paisley Park. Signed to Blue Note Records, she released the album 'Soul Eyes' produced by Grammy Award-winner Larry Klein with more emphasis on jazz and soul. She sings and plays on the recording with guest artists Terence Blanchard on trumpet, Dean Parks and Jesse Harris on guitar, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Pete Kuzma on organ, Dan Lutz on bass and Pete Korpela on percussion. 'Soul Eyes' peaked at number 32 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart and went to number five on the Jazz Albums Chart in July 2016.

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