Omar Coleman and Westside Soul (Chicago Blues)

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Wednesday, May 22, 2024  6pm

Location

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Nightlife • Music

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Omar Coleman westside soul has established himself as one of the nation’s premier harmonica players and blues vocalist alive today, billed on festivals with legends like Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Ruth Brown, and Robert Randolph. With a voice soulful beyond his years, Omar has been impressing audiences across the nation with his genuine, seasoned harmonica skills and vocals. Omar is known to interact directly with his audience, befriending an entire audience.

You may have seen Omar Coleman westside soul working throughout Chicago Land & Northwest Indiana and across North America with the likes of the John Primer & the Real Deal Blues Band or the late-great Chico Banks, Buddy Guy, among many others. The future of Chicago Blues is being redefined by this harmonica virtuoso. Check out the OMAR COLEMAN WESTSIDE SOUL when they steamroll through your town with the most soulful sound heard since the 60’s. Omar has performed at the San Francisco Blues Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, Spain Blues Fest, Muddy Waters Festival of Westmont, etc. *** ‘Blues in the Schools’ Ambassador to Chicago Public Schools *** Featured on All-Star compilation – Diamonds in the Rough: Chicago Harmonica Project – Severn Records (2006) *** Headliner for “Blues for a Cure” Cancer Benefit Tour & CD in Columbus, OH (2007-2010) *** Mainstay in contemporary Chicago blues – appearing frequently at the Kingston Mines, B.L.U.E.S., Rosa’s Blues Lounge, Buddy Guy’s Legends, etc. Omar has performed with igor Prado, Louisiana Red, John Primer, Hubert Sumlin, & Henry Gray, Joanna Connor, Billy Flynn, Chico Banks, and hundreds more.
Admission: $12, collected at the door.