A sell out Queen Elizabeth Hall audience were treated to an evening of wonderful music by Kandace Springs and were sent home feeling happy and relaxed.
My wife and I first saw Kandace perform when she supported Gregory Porter at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016. We were impressed and saw her later that year at the Union Chapel. In the subsequent two years Kandace has grown into a very accomplished performer.
Kandace is a wonderful pianist and keyboard player and could thrill an audience without ever singing. Her voice is silky smooth and, whatever maybe happening in the world outside, it creates a very relaxed atmosphere and an escape to a very comfortable place.
This show featured songs from both of her albums, ‘Soul Eyes’ and ‘Indigo’. My favourites were ‘Place to Hide’, ‘ Novacaine Heart’ and ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’. I had the pleasure of seeing Roberta Flack sing the latter song over 45 years ago at the Hammersmith Odeon, the arrangement to Ewan MacColl’s song was fantastic, it gave me goosebumps. Last night’s performance by Kandace was equally as moving as and transmitted the raw emotion of the song to her audience.
This performance that lasted over ninety minutes was one of the best we have seen in 2018. Kandace Springs is singer, song-writer, pianist and performer to watch over the coming years.
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