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Fronted by vocalist Coco Soul and keyboardist Mo Egeston, the freshly 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. The Soul Alliance emerged on the scene early in 2009 and quickly went on to open for Angie Stone (Live on the Levee 2009) and The Commodores(Zoofari 2009). TSA has also headlined many of St. Louis' premiere social events including
STL Fashion Week (Alive Magazine- Spring 2009)
STL Magazine's Redesign Launch (Spring 2009)
STL Magazine's Best Doctors 2009 (July)
St. Louis Balloon Glow (CWE Benefit) 2009
Zootini 2009 (Young Zoo Friends Fundraiser)
2009 STL Pro sports team holiday party
An accomplished vocalist with a commanding stage presence, frontwoman Coco is a uniquely 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 also an accomplished and respected actress throughout town and she has made a name for herself as a co-founder of St. Louis’ Café Soul a monthly open mic, artist feature and hipster who's who gathering.
Coco's Soul Alliance partner brings it from other scenes with equal presence. Keyboardist Mo Egeston began his musical journey more than 20 years ago and developed it as a classical chamber player, in the classroom as an instructor and on the stage as the driving force behind Urban Jazz Naturals, Vargas Swing and Mo & Dawn. Mo currently also performs live house as the Urban Groov Project with Lamar Harris ;soulful Americana, Folk and Rock with Brothers Lazaroff (Jeff and David Lazaroff); and as a solo jazz/electronica artist with Mo E's Groov Lounge.
Find out more about Mo and his work as a pianist, producer and piano teacher at
www.moegeston.com.
The Soul Alliance can be booked as a trio or a full band. As a trio Mo provides a beat mix and Sean Holland plays bass. The full band includes drummer Jason "Dirty Lynt" Moore and bass player Sean Holland. Additional players are available on guitar, background vocals, percussion and horns.
Book the Soul Alliance with Talent-Plus. Doug Hall at 314.421.9400. www.talent-plus.com