Sol Roots band performs April 15 with saxophone master Ron Holloway and harmonica National Treasure Phil Wiggins at Westminster DC's Blue Monday Concert Series.
The Sol Roots band performs a mix of New Orleans funk, raw blues, energetic rock, deep grooves, and southern soul. Sol is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has toured with many roots, funk, and blues legends around the world as a part of Music Maker Revue.
The Sol Roots band has performed at many premier festivals and venues across the east coast US, and have shared the stage with acts such as Jon Cleary, Soulive, Dumpstaphunk, The Wood Brothers, Sonny Landreth, Robert Randolph, Eric Lindell, Roosevelt Collier, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Booker T Jones, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Shemekia Copeland, Jackie Greene and more. ...
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Sol Roots band performs April 15 with saxophone master Ron Holloway and harmonica National Treasure Phil Wiggins at Westminster DC's Blue Monday Concert Series.
The Sol Roots band performs a mix of New Orleans funk, raw blues, energetic rock, deep grooves, and southern soul. Sol is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has toured with many roots, funk, and blues legends around the world as a part of Music Maker Revue.
The Sol Roots band has performed at many premier festivals and venues across the east coast US, and have shared the stage with acts such as Jon Cleary, Soulive, Dumpstaphunk, The Wood Brothers, Sonny Landreth, Robert Randolph, Eric Lindell, Roosevelt Collier, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Booker T Jones, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Shemekia Copeland, Jackie Greene and more.
Paying homage to the greats, and with a love of Universal Music as the guiding light, Sol steps out on a path with a powerful group unique and talented band of musicians.
Sol Roots is an official Home Grown Music Network artist and a "Next Generation" Music Maker Relief Foundation artist.
"A soulful blend of rock and blues with a natural stage presence" - Jambase.
"Sol Roots has a wealth of original music in rootsy styles and a killer approach to guitar playing. No wonder, since he spent years working with Music Maker Relief Foundation backing up the likes of Guitar Gabriel, Cool John Ferguson, Captain Luke, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Albert White, Cootie Stark, Robert Lee Coleman, Pura Fe and many more." - Roanoke Times
Phil Wiggins is arguably America’s foremost blues harmonica virtuoso, is a two time WC Handy award winner, and recently was honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
"World renewed master saxophonist Ron Holloway has worked with groups such as Little Feat, Gov't Mule, Warren Haynes, Dizzy Gillespie and many more"
Ron Holloway is one of the busiest tenor saxophonists on today's music scene in any genre! Recently, Ron toured extensively with The Warren Haynes Band, in support of two critically acclaimed releases on the Stax Records label. Holloway is a frequent guest of Gov't Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Allman Brothers Band, and many others. Over the years, he has been a member of an eclectic roster of groups, including; the Susan Tedeschi Band, the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Gil Scott-Heron and Root Boy Slim.
Westminster DC's Blue Monday Concert Series showcases some of the very best in regional and local talent to the Washington DC area.
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