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Sol Roots performs at Westminster D.C. on Monday Dec 9

Sol Roots band with guest Vince Evans (of Prince, Fred Wesley) perform an award winning blend of funk, blues, jazz, and soul at Westminster

Sol Roots
Sol Roots (Iris Nikki Photography)

On Monday December 9, The Sol Roots Band, with special guest Vince Evans, perform as a part of Westminster D.C.'s concert series. This series showcases some of the 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 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.

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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.

Guided by a deep admiration for his musical mentors and a passion for Universal Music, Sol emerges with a distinctive, powerful voice, accompanied by a talented band of musicians.

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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."

“Blues harmonica personality Danny Blew brings a stylish blend of electrified Mississippi Delta and Chicago blues with a heavy hypnotic boogie beat"

"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

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