Victor Wainwright at VOTA's Cottonmouth Soul Kitchen this Weekend

BRADENTON – Acclaimed 2019 Grammy-nominated American Roots artist Victor Wainwright and Friends will perform live at Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen this Saturday, April 29 from 7-10 pm. This weekend’s performance is the only local show scheduled on the artist’s current tour.

The powerhouse boogie-woogie/Americana pianist-vocalist-organist received a nomination in the Piano category for the 2022 Blues Blast Awards and was also nominated for the 2022 Living Blues Awards in two categories: Most Outstanding Musician (keyboard); and Best Live Performer.

Though his career began over a decade ago with genuine rock n’ roll honky-tonk, Wainwright has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the roots music world. His insatiable interest in music discovery, sheer love for entertaining and curiosity have led him all around the world, and the resulting perspective is a reflection of his passion for entertaining and creating progressive roots music in an effort to move the art form forward. Composer, producer, vocalist, and award winning entertainer and piano player; Victor Wainwright is a raucous high-octane, dynamic performer and crowd-pleaser with soul to spare.

The name of Victor Wainwright’s band–and the sleeve image of their albums–is also the most fitting of metaphors. In music folklore, the train might have associations with the freight-hopping bluesmen of yore, but with this restless boogie-woogie innovator stoking the furnace, Wainwright is a charging locomotive–surging forward, crashing through boundaries of genre, sweeping up fresh sounds and clattering headlong past the doubters.

Among his numerous accolades: Wainwright has won six total Blues Music Awards, reached #1 on the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard chart, and was Nominated for a 2019 Grammy.

Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen is located in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts, 1114 12th Street West, Bradenton. Ticket prices are $30 when purchased before the day of the performance, and $40 when purchased at the door.

For more information, or to reserve tickets, please call (941) 243-3735 or visit:cottonmouthsoul.com.