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| Sol Roots performs an award winning blend of funk, soul, blues, and jazz for Westminster DC concert series On Monday May 26, a special Sol Roots band formation performs at "Blue Monday Concert Series" at Westminster D.C. This will be a special Memorial Day evening concert. Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt jazz and soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends. 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, Eric Lindell, Roosevelt Collier, Cory Henry, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Shemekia Copeland, Jackie Greene and many more. The Monday May 26 Washington D.C. concert will feature deep pocket drummer/vocalist Vic Chase, bass maestro/vocalist Eric Scott, keyboardist extraordinaire/vocalist Vince Evans, and band leader guitarist/vocalist Sol, with a few additional special surprise guests. This band formation includes musicians that have worked with Deanna Bogart, Bill Withers, Taj Mahal, Fred Wesley, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, The Nighthawks, Robert Lee Coleman, Cool John Ferguson, and many more. Sol Roots is proud to be an official "Next Generation" Music Maker Foundation artist and a Home Grown Music Network artist. "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." "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." "Sol is a fierce guitarist and soulful singer who has toured around the world with many music legends." Westminster DC consistently showcases the very best in regional and local blues, soul, and jazz talent with their unique concert series. "Westminster's weekly concerts have become a mainstay of D.C.'s cultural landscape..." - CapitalBop "Where to find some of D.C.'s greatest musicians." - Washington Post "Music series at the Westminster Presbyterian Church offers world-class performances for a steal." - JazzTimes write your comments about the article :: © 2025 Jazz News :: home page |