2010 RFT Music Showcase Nominee
The Soul Alliance featuring CocoSoul
We Invite U 2 Get Down
Fronted by vocalist Coco Soul and keyboardist Mo Egeston, the recently minted Soul Alliance is a virtual supergroup comprised of some of the top soul, funk and house music disciples from across the St. Louis and Midwest region. They are lead by two musicians well versed in leading innovative orginal music groups and show bands.
The result of this collaboration, is a group that believes that soul and groove exist in all styles of music. If you are interested in a Soul Alliance show for an event please follow the Corporate Bookings link.
CocoSoul An accomplished vocalist with a commanding stage presence, frontwoman Coco is a u
niquely high energy talent with a superstar quality resume. CocoSoul has been a prominent presence in the Midwest music scene for most of her life which includes a successful run as a singer, songwriter and studio artist in Atlanta, GA. She returned to St. Louis and claimed best R&B singer honors (RiverFront Times) in 2005.
In addition, Coco has shared the stage with Musiq, India Arie, Dianne Reeves, Al Jarreau, Biz Markie, Morris Day & the Time among others. She’s an accomplished and respected actress in St. Louis and she is well known as a co-founder of St. Louis’ Café Soul a monthly open mic, artist feature and hipster who's who gathering. Her latest talent showcase, the B-Sides debuted in April of 2010
Maurice "Mo" Egeston
Coco's Soul Alliance partner brings it from other scenes with equal presence. Keyboardist Mo Egeston began his musical journey more than 25 years ago developing as a classical chamber player, in the classroom as an instructor and on the stage as a driving force behind Urban Jazz Naturals, Vargas Swing and mo & dawn.
Mo currently performs live original house music as the UG Project with Lamar Harris ;Americana, Folk and Rock with Brothers Lazaroff (Jeff and David Lazaroff); and as a solo jazz/electronica artist with the Mo E Trio and mo E All-Stars. Catch him every Sunday with the Mo Egeston Presents Music Series Live @ Lola in the downtown St. Louis Loft district.
Find out more about Mo and his work as a pianist, producer and piano teacher at
www.moegeston.com.
the Soul Alliance Trio appears at least once a month at Lola as a part of the
Mo Egeston Presents Sunday Brunch Music Series.
