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Jed Levy, Kandace Springs, Leon Anderson, Behn Gillece and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Charles Rouse, Jed Levy, Bill O'Connell, Doug Wyatt, Joe Lovano, Reginald Cyntje, Eric Scott Reed, Beatle Jazz, Royce Campbell, John Clayton, Jane Ira Bloom, Kandace Springs, George Colligan, Albare, Pete McGuinness, Marilyn Kleinberg, Leon Anderson, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Behn Gillece, Charles Chen, Greg Murphy, Saul Dautch, Greg Hopkins, Mark Masters, and more. Playlist Charles Rouse “Hopscotch" from Strata--East Record Store Day (Mack Avenue/Strata-East) 00:00 Jed Levy “Tenerife" from Faces And Places (A Life ...
Continue ReadingKandace Springs: Lady In Satin
by Pierre Giroux
Kandace Springs has embraced one of jazz's most emotionally charged moments, Billie Holiday's Lady In Satin (Columbia, 1958), and emerged not only unscathed but triumphant. Recorded in collaboration with Portugal's Orquestra Clássica de Espinho, this reimagined take on Lady Day's 1958 orchestral masterpiece shines with sumptuous beauty and reverence while bearing Springs' delicate emotional imprint. From the first sigh of strings on “You've Changed," it is evident that Springs and the Orquestra have met the requirements ...
Continue ReadingKandace Springs, John Dokes, Catherine Russell and More!
by Jua Howard
Welcome Music Family! It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! As usual, I've got a great show in store for you including a lot of new music from Kandace Springs, Catherine Russell, Caity Gyorgy, John Dokes, Shana Tucker and Marianne Solivan; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Curtis Stigers, Ella Fitzgerald,Jackie Paris, and Nnenna Freelon. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro 00:00 Catherine Russell “I Don't Need No ...
Continue ReadingKandace Springs Quartet / Sasha Berliner Quartet at Jazz Alley
by Paul Rauch
Kandace Springs Quartet/ Sasha Berliner Quartet Jazz Alley Seattle, WA February 27, 2022 Seattle's premier jazz showroom, Jazz Alley, celebrated its 40th anniversary in anonymity during the pandemic lockdown. John Dimitriou's 400-seater in the Belltown neighborhood grew from humble beginnings in the city's University district, where “The Alley" was hatched as a 100-seat bistro. The bounce-back from the doldrums of COVID isolation has been a strong one, however, with the club returning to ...
Continue ReadingKandace Springs, Sidney Bichet, Marquis Hill and More
by Joe Dimino
With a show spotlighting the work of Kandace Springs, Delfeayo Marsalis, Marquis Hill and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, we wish to underscore our ongoing commitment to African-American culture as well as our support to the Black Lives Matter movement for just and equal treatment of all humans. Keep on fighting the good fight. Enjoy the jazz, my friends. Playlist Kandace Springs “Devil May Care" The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note) 00:00 Host talks 3:19 Nina Simone “I Want ...
Continue ReadingKandace Springs: The Women Who Raised Me
by Peter J. Hoetjes
Cover albums tend to sort themselves pretty neatly into two separate bins. One is filled with tiresome stacks of uninspired music soon to be filed away and forgotten. The other, smaller pile is made up of those few in which the artist on the cover managed to do something more than parrot their predecessors. Those who wish to belong to the latter group find a way to add a personal touch to their songs, in such a way that each ...
Continue ReadingKandace Springs At Yoshi's Oakland
by Walter Atkins
Kandace Springs Yoshis Oakland Oakland CA February 19, 2020 Talented Blue Note Records singer-songwriter and pianist Kandace Springs graced the stage at Yoshi's in Oakland for a pleasantly packed house engagement. Springs presented tracks from her debut album Soul Eyes (Blue Note Records, 2016) and from Indigo (Blue Note Records, 2018), along with music on her upcoming album The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note Records, 2020). She called her new record a tribute to ...
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