Digging deep into the soulful grooves dug by Walter "Wolfman " Washington, Grant Green, and Dr. Lonnie Smith,
the funky moves of James Brown and Maceo Parker, the old school cool of the
Meters and The Neville Brothers, and the feel good fuel of the Crescent City
itself, the Soul Project brings New Orleans soul with them wherever they go.
Since forming the band in 2002 Jon Cristian Duque (Guitar/Vocals (Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters)) and the myriad incarnations of the band have continued to contribute to the tradition of great New Orleans music bringing their own take on the Jazz, Funk, and Soul styles that permeate the city. The latest version of the band consists of (but is not limited to...)
Jon Cristian Duque-Guitar/Vocals (Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters)
Will Repholz-Bass (Mem Shannon, Dave Jordan)
Colin Davis-Drums (Groovesect, Gravy)
Jeremy Habeggar-B3/Rhodes
David Ludman-Sax
Members of the Soul Project NOLA have appeared or shared a stage with Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, Eric Lindell, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Galactic, Fred Wesley (James Brown, The J.B.'s), The Temptations, Uncle Mumford, Jack Daley (Lenny Kravitz) and many others.
- Signed to Frenchmen St. Records. Album due out April 2012
Featured on George Ingmire’s (WWOZ) Worldwide Broadcast “New Orleans All The
Way Live” 6/24/09
Performed on the Acura Stage @ The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Opened for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Chico’s Jazz Club (Asbury Park, NJ 2010)
Single “Celia” placed on MTV’s True Life: I Can No Longer Afford My Lifestyle
Nominated for Best Funk & Groove Band 2005 & 2006, 2008 Asbury Music Awards
Asbury Park NJ
Multiple tours of the United States (with Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the
Roadmasters & the Soul Project) including performances at:
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ( 2008 ) French Quarter Festival ( 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005)
Boogaloo on the Bayou (2008) Headlined the Asbury Park (NJ) Jazzfest (2010)
Red Bank (NJ) Jazzfest (2010, 2009, 2006)
Tipitina’s (NOLA)
The Blue Nile (NOLA)
Cafe Negril (NOLA)
Maison (NOLA)Le Bon Temps Roule (NOLA)
The Banks Street Bar (NOLA
The Blue Nile (NOLA)
The Maple Leaf (NOLA)
Club Coda (NYC)*
Universal Studios (Orlando FL)
City Walk (Orlando FL)
- Dog 'N' Bone (Cocoa, FL)
George St. Grocery (Jackson, Port ‘O’ Call
- (Nags Head, NC)
Ortlieb’s Jazz Haus (Philadelphia, PA)
The Downtown (Red Bank, NJ )
*with Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters


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