Neal Francis - "How Have I Lived" High Watt, Nashville, TN 3/22/20

Chicago-based piano prodigy Neal Francis plays a scorching version of "How Have I Lived" from his 2019 release "Changes" at the High Watt in Nashville, TN. 3/22./20. Mark my words, this guy is a star. Rarified musical air.
"There is a deep connection between Francis’s childhood-his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father’s gift of a dusty Dr. John LP-and the songs he’s created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable: the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr. John; the barroom rock ‘n’ roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band. Francis pays tribute to the masters but has his own story to tell: “It’s the life I’ve lived so far.”