On Monday August 12, Blue Monday Blues presents a special variation of The Sol Roots Band, with special guests Vince Evans, Mark Stutso, and Eric Scott, performing as a part of Westminster D.C.'s concert series. This series showcases some of the very best in Washington D.C. area blues and jazz talent.
Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends. This special Sol Roots band formation also features musicians that have worked with The Nighthawks, Bill Withers, Deanna Bogart, Taj Mahal, Prince, and many more....
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On Monday August 12, Blue Monday Blues presents a special variation of The Sol Roots Band, with special guests Vince Evans, Mark Stutso, and Eric Scott, performing as a part of Westminster D.C.'s concert series. This series showcases some of the very best in Washington D.C. area blues and jazz talent.
Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends. This special Sol Roots band formation also features musicians that have worked with The Nighthawks, Bill Withers, Deanna Bogart, Taj Mahal, Prince, and many more.
Guitarist and vocalist Sol has spent most of his life touring, recording, producing, and learning directly from roots and blues pioneers such as Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Albert White, Robert Lee Coleman, Cool John Ferguson, Lee Gates, and more.
The Sol Roots Band have shared the stage with acts such as Jon Cleary, Soulive, Dumpstaphunk, Popa Chubby, Sonny Landreth, Victor Wainwright, Roosevelt Collier, Cory Henry, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Shemekia Copeland, and many more.
Paying homage to the greats, and with a love of Universal Music as the guiding light, Sol steps out on a path with his own unique, powerful voice and a talented band of musicians.
Sol Roots is an official Home Grown Music Network artist and a "Next Generation" Music Maker Foundation artist.
"Sol is a fierce guitarist and soulful singer" - Jambase
“Sol's vocalizing reminds me of Mose Allison... Van Morrison, and Mississippi hill country blues performers” - Big City Blues Magazine
"Pianist/keyboard virtuoso Vince Evans has performed with Prince, Phyllis Hyman, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Bill Withers, Lalah Hathaway, Isaac Hayes, Angie Stone, Chuck Brown and many more."
"Drummer and singer Mark Stutso spent nearly two decades with former Nighthawk Jimmy Thackery. His vocals are a force to be reckoned with" - Blues.GR
"Eric Scott is an award winning vocalist and bassist who has worked with blues legends Deanna Bogart, Mary Ann Redmond and more. "Eric Scott's sound continues to evolve, yet remain's funky, upbeat, socially aware, and ever soulful"
"Westminster's weekly concerts have become a mainstay of DC’s cultural landscape..." - CapitalBop
"Where to find some of DC's greatest musicians" - Washington Post
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