I’m a trained musician who has been writing and playing for about 50 years. Kandace has one of the greatest jazz alto voices I’ve been blessed to hear. Her pitch, phrasing, and ability to separate the vocal rhythms without losing time boggle my mind. Appreciate a real musical treasure.

Can't stop listening.

and it doesn't hurt that shes so damn beautiful..

Whoa, that was good!!! We were so lucky when she was a teenager, she came over to our house and gave our girls piano. I told her she would be famous some day.

I've listened to this concert maybe 25 times as I work on my paintings. I love every single song and appreciate the arrangements. I've come to realize Kandace Springs uses her voice as an instrument, breaking apart every single small note and emphasizing every single note. She does it so effortlessly, but I know how much work and study is behind it all. She is a rare jewel in todays AI ridden world. God Bless you always Miss Springs and thank you for sharing your talents with us. You have enriched my life in many ways.

"Love got in the way" in this bigband version is still giving me goosebumps. ❤ 🤗

I can't Believe 29 Thumbs Down These People have NO Ears No Appreciation For Such a Marvelous Singer and Big Band Because this is SPECTACULAR Just OFF the HOOK

I just heard Kandace this morning o n NPR . I don't know how I had not heard about her. She is fantastic She is up there with my favorites Lizz Wright, and Dianne Reeves. A pianist and vocalist a double threat!!

If an artists level of fame corresponded to their level of talent, Kandace would be know by everyone on earth!

Kandace is simply amazing! The entire WDR band is so talented! But what Vince did with those arrangements is unbelievable!

This Big Band is tops!!! Great musicians all, especially the soloists. And Kandace Springs is just incredible. I haven't heard a jazz singer this good in a long long time.

Guys of WDR I suggest you ALWAYS put the names on ALL VIDEOS of each musician playing, without musicians there is no music. Great job from all!

What a wonderful gift ,,, saw her perform at The Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and met her for a picture and CD signing afterwards , She's very talented and down to earth, what you see is definitely what you get,,,, a breath of fresh air .

kandace and band a great match. just the best thank u love a big band sound

My goodness, what a marvelous talent. Roberta Flack is not easy to cover and she pulls it off beautifully. Kandacy is definitely one for me to watch.

Hey y'all check this out maybe you guys are too young to remember Phyllis Hyman, but Phyllis Hyman was an awesome soulful jazzy vocalist,Kandice has the same type of flavor, this young woman is number one, Kandace Springs music touch you in a very special place in your soul.

I truly liked Kandace Springs style & voice, she is a breath of fresh music to my ears.

I guess that's the best Big Band in the whole world, with marvelous musicians and the awesome conductor Vince Mendoza on the lead. Kandace Springs is a young super talent, sings and plays beautifully... and she's so prettyl!!! What more could I ask for? I'm in heaven!!! Greetings from Portugal!

OMG!!!! This has my Covid medicine to soothe me!!! I found my new go to New jazz vocalist! I so LOve her!!!!

Absolutely high class. Beautiful woman with a gifted voice and amazing talent. Five stars.

Kandace Springs has such a gorgeous voice. She is one of a kind for sure.

Man, her cover of Roberta Flack is just great and The World is a Ghetto even better, especially with that awesome tenor sax solo. I'm eating my heart out because that guy is so much better than I could ever hope to be, but loving every second of it.

I've been following her for 2 years now and still haven't gotten a chance to see her live performance. She always seems to be somewhere else whether I'm at home or traveling about. This year, I'm making a commitment to see here when she comes to Chicago. Love her work and this orchestra is superb! Can't wait to see her.

You will not Find a Finer Big Band anywhere on the Planet these Cats Rock they Swing They Groove Damn Just Bad to the Bone Tremendous

First heard the big band sound 50 years ago and still listening, great collaboration with Kandace

First time I ever saw Kandace was on LFDH & just loved her music. Got to see her with H&O in Tampa it was awesome. Came across this & just gives me goosebumps, I love jazz 🎹 truly talented....

By adding a Big Band to her songs, they did a favor to humanity. Just... WOW!

Kandace, what can I possibly say!! I have been captured by her charm and style. I have also been amazed by the WDR big Band fan for some time. I have always been a big band fan. But Ms. Kandace I am a true fan.🙏❤️

Easy on the ears, easy on the eyes. Just absolutely wonderful! WDR never dissappoints in their selections too

Phenomenal band!! Stunning vocalist! Brilliant soloists!

Thank you so much all these amazing musicians. The first time I saw and heard Kandace, I was blown away. Her voice is so warm and yet seems to sustain every single instrument. It's very unique but reminds me of Sade too. Thank you all!

Unreal, I can't believe I as well has never heard of this young lady she is absolutely phenomenal I am so madly in love with her song novocaine heart I wish you the best cannot wait to see her in concert

Absolutely wonderfully orchestrated. Much appreciated musicianship.

What a Fabulous Treat a Stunningly Beautiful Kandace Springs with a Sultry Beautiful Voice and What a Fabulous Big Band I am Over the Top Im truly a Huge Fan

Very nice Kandace....not only are you easy on the eyes, you have immense talent also....great work............

So beautiful! Excellent orchestra, an amazing singer, and wonderful repertoire. I simply love it!

Kandace, You are Beautiful!!

Totally Fabulous Kandace Springs!!!

What a gig for Ms. Springs! Singing backed by the WDR BB under V. Mendoza... flicts!

I wish for a long summer season , to listen with friends in my backyard those marvels...

Soulful. I love her phrasing especially on people Make the World Go Round.

Was blown away to hear the first song was 'Novocaine Heart' ... my favorite on the 'Soul Eyes' album. But this whole show was really good. 'People Make the World Go Round' followed by 'Afro Blue' ... fantastic. But I was even more pleasantly surprised to see one of my two favorite ballads in this set ... 'Lush Life' (my other being 'Round Midnight'). That was good, but I have to admit, Natalie Cole set the standard for this song. Here is something I wrote a couple of years ago in a KZfaq where the studio version was posted ... ---------- First heard this as background music at a little Italian restaurant in the mountains west of Tokyo. Could not for the life of me identify the singer, so I asked the waitress, and she showed me the CD 'Soul Eyes', turning me on to this fresh, new voice. Returning to Tokyo, got the Japanese package of the CD because though it is more expensive, it contains bonus tracks. It is GOOD, and getting better with each listen ... sometimes sounding a bit like Sade, sometimes Norah Jones, and sometimes more like Tina Turner. First heard the whole CD a few weeks later in my van, taking the Chuo Expressway to return to those mountains on a late, rainy Friday evening, I was lulled by her soulful, sultry style ... until I heard this track. Something popped in me. I found my foot putting the pedal to the metal with that rhythm and catchy hook. Hit the repeat button and started getting into the lyrics. Damn, this earworm jumped into my head and I can't get it out. Don't want to. It is now my go-to track for driving in the summer of 2017. As Royal George pointed out in sub-comments below, this song in particular was Prince's favorite ... verified here ... www.billboard.com/articles/news/7416564/kandace-springs-forward-with-soul-eyes-album-debut-blue-note I also found a version on Spotify, the Paul O'Duffy remix ... and thought it was waaay overproduced. I agree with Prince ... keep it simple and keep Kandace up in front of the mix. I'm not sure if it's the bass line or the rhythm, but I am reminded of Joe Jackson's 'Steppin Out' kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e56bq5uGzN6qcn0.html. But Kandace is cooler still. The sparse arrangement (unlike the O'Duffy remix), her first vocal chorus jumping in just a tad sooner than expected, and those subtle, chugging jabs on the Fender Rhodes add just the right amount of funk to run this smooth-churning motor. Now figuring out how to apply those chords to my modest nylon string guitar chops - may have to either drop down a key or go falsetto with the vocals, but hey, it's just personal therapy. I think this is something that would perfectly fit Jake Reichbart's chord-melody style and spot-on, back-beat rhythm www.jakereichbart.com/. The Discogs review compared it to 80's crossover and mentioned Judy Roberts as having a similar sound. Yeah, I can go with that. In the Japanese liner notes, Grammy winning producer Larry Klein wrote a bit about how Prince 'discovered' her, but I was blown away to find Larry explaining that Prince's favorite musician was Joni Mitchell. Verified it here ... ew.com/article/2015/09/15/prince-10-favorite-artists/. And like Joni Mitchell, and more than a few other musicians, Kandace has always been drawn tightly to the visual arts as well. Maybe there's something about right-brain dominance at work here. Yup. Creative genius transcends genre and domain. Update ... Used this song for 'pronunciation practice - warm ups' in some college English classes a few months. Most of the students were Japanese, but a few Chinese in the mix ... and most of the kids really got into the rhythm, especially the Chinese girls.

I am her fan. I went to her concert twice. But it is my first time to see her collaborating with the big - band. Great! When she remakes the past songs, that song revives and becomes a new song.

I long for the day that the WDR Big Band can come to the U.S.

Absolutely, Positively, Fantastic!!!!!!! Ms. Springs, and everyone on stage!!!!!!!

She sometimes reminds me of Joan Armatrading. I love this wonderful concert. The best concert I think I've ever heard.

That is exactly the reason why I delight in paying Rundfunkgebühren in Germany. Worth every penny. Thank you WDR!

I've been waiting for someone of this caliber vocals and musicianship.

Wonnndddeerrrffffuuullll!!!!!!!...Kandace with the hands of Vince Mendoza and the spectacular WDR musicians creates a blessed musical moment on the planet....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Yes,beautiful woman and talent.a grammy for sure.

Thanks to all. Beautiful music!!!

Amazing beautiful stunning and wonderful! Kandace Springs - talented and beautiful, reminds me of Carmen Lundy and Erica Badu. WDR band- THANK YOU!

Love Springs version of "the World is a Ghetto"great handling of the material ,the artist truly makes it her own .

This is so perfect! Almost like a dream! Kandace always sounds wonderful, but especially so with this WDR Big Band.

I had the great fortune of seeing Kandace play live in Manchester in Jan 2018.She was out of this world. I thought things could not get any better but since I discovered this video backed by your Superb Band - lost for words! Thanks for uploading!

What talent!; what a great band backing her up!

It is an amazing performance, the incredible Kandace voice and the Band performance catched me instantly. Congratulations for this live presentation.

I love Kandace Springs vocal range. She’s incredible and song’s are so smooth from her heart. When pandemic over hoping to see her in concert!

An extremely rare talent. There's the ability to sing every note perfectly and on time and then there's the ability for a voice to grab your heart. She has both and the cherry on top is her beauty. Just as an aside, a big bonus is that she's also a serious gearhead. how many men's wish-list does fulfill. Checks just about all the boxes.

You are one perfect , talented lady.... God Bless.

Kandace is my new favorite artist! Fantastic performance!

This is one good show wow wow 👏...nice music and singing ..kudos to the singer and the band ...keep up the great work

Pure sonic brilliance from a wonder of a musician/singer - Kandace Springs.

This is way to GOOD! Thank you all. Kandace, you are simply the best. All my love -

Can’t believe “Place to Hide” wasn’t performed that night. I’m floored. One of my favorite songs ever! LOVED the WDR Big Band… their sound is amazing.

Love her. Awesome artist.😍

Ah Kandance fantastic!!! and the WDR Outstanding!!! Fantastica!!!!!

I really love ❤️her brilliant voice. It was so sweet in my ears if Im listening, esp. No disturbing 😊🎶🎶🎶🎶amaze me. God bless.

Kandace sings as beautiful as she is lovely. The band is great, the song writing, arrangements and compositions are pure euphony. It is nice to see a young woman who is influenced by Gil-Scott Heron.

Thank you for being you. 😎.

My favorite world jazz-rock musicians! Thanks for posting this delicious music.

I remember seeing her perform on Aled Jones Weekend show in July 2016 singing Talk To Me... I was mesmerised by her voice and thought she had an essence of Roberta... What does she sing next.... The First Time... And what a rendition... She just melted my heart and made me cry.... Stunning artiste

This concert is so good I'm going to listen again.

Afro Blue is just amazing!! The connection between the drummer and the percussionist is amazing!! Thank you so much!

Her voice reminds me of Jean Carn in the mid 70's.

Shame we have got any big bands ....great sound.....she's so good !

Having a great time listening to you dear.

Absolutely beautiful..Her voice is greatttt.....her pitch ...her phraasing ...is Absolutely great...she is on point ...really nice music and wow the band ... Really good show.....thanks for sharing this ..blessings to all .. Oh man that girl voice is exceptional

What a beautiful find. Thank you Jim Lee

Let me add another big thumbs up to the acclaim for this beautiful, lovely, sensual, woman with upscale vocal talent and a very nice range....in her vocal spectrum that is.

Superb singing and musicianship all the way around. Love the arrangements!

Prince RIP certainly knew what he was doing when he made Kandace his protege.

Listen to the tambourine player about 53 minutes in! What a great time they are all having!!

Uh, what a woman, what a voice and groove and so much positive vibrations. And such a big band. I am happy to pay my Rundfunkgebühren for having such a personel and leader. WDR Big Band forever!!

She shows every respect to Roberta ! More than that even. Okay ?

Hi I would give this three thumbs up but i only have two hands darn ,I am enraptured by the totality of this performance Candice and everyone in the band and the sound engineers thankyou a big thankyou .

OMW this is on another level.I appreciate your singing big Band on point.

She thrilled me every time I hear her ❤

Unsophisticated is a treasure! Han’s brush work is breath taking!!

I fell into the band by accident & also Kandace Springs. WOW, an OG is a big fan SrfrWes😎

Wow Awesome Band and the Awesome Kandace Springs. I could listen to this all day

I'm going to have to add her music to my Jazz collection. I would love to hear her do a song with Chris Botti if she haven't already. This sounds good. That music is right

Paul Weller in the world is a Getto… an incredible Solo, love that

That's an amazing back up band. 26 Nerds like me, and you took them to that place where shoes, socks, tops and shirts catch on fire. Love it Baby Girl. I want to hear your songs playing all over the planet. 2020, do it!

Wow absolutely fantastic

It’s bigger than you. We will not survive without music. Your contribution is Vital. At least that’s my perspective. You are like the Beas. I and the word cannot survive without you. ❤. Keep it real. Your Fan. Your my Favorite.

She is wonderful... what a beautiful voice and women.... I love her~

❤I absolutely Love you. Keep up the good work…❤

Beautiful Voice, and what a band, that Solo Alto Sax was as Clean as it gets!! I

Such a #Talent what a wonderful spirit so vibrant and alive!