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Sponsored by the Friends of the Coronado Library and Hotel Del Coronado, the Library's 2024 Summer Festival concerts will take place every other Friday from June 14-August 23. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to each performance.
On Friday, July 26 at 1p.m., Zavala Soul will be performing their unique mix of funky blues with a side of rock music. Nominated for Best Blues Artist for the 2024 San Diego Music Awards, Zavala Soul 's rhythmy tunes make for an unforgettable afternoon of music.
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Zavala Sol is a five piece Blues/Swing/Southern Rock/Funk band from San Diego, California whose members came together in 2022 and achieved almost instant musical chemistry. In less than six months together, the band released its first album of original music and has been nominated as Best New Artist 2022 by the San Diego Music Awards! In July 2023, the band won the San Diego edition of the International Blues Challenge and represents the city in 2024 competing against bands from across the U.S. and foreign countries as well.
Our primary focus is original music and our covers are always in our unique style. If you love funky blues with some rock thrown in, you’re in the right place! Supporting lead singer, Carrie Zavala, are Mike VanDuyn on lead, rhythm, and slide guitar, Karl Dring on guitar, blues harp and slide guitar, Bill Salisbury on bass, and Jon Price on drums.
Carrie Zavala is a late bloomer onto the music scene. She served her community for 20 plus years as a Deputy/Officer and Gang Detective. She also raised a son on her own and is her single greatest accomplishment. She entered the music scene merely a year ago, but she’s covered more ground than artists with way more experience. She has sung with some of the top bands locally from San Diego to Los Angeles. Not only does she have powerhouse vocals that can bring the house down, she writes originals as well. She has been asked to open for Albert Cummings, Guitar Shorty and Ana Popovic. She may have started late, but she’s here now to take over the music scene.
For over 35 years, Karl Dring has been gigging steadily as a multi-instrumentalist in San Diego, California. Along with songwriting, as a “harp” (harmonica), bass, and guitar player, he has worked with a series of bands; focused on blues, rock, funk. His bands eventually were opening acts for such blues greats as Eddie “The Chief” Clearwater, Carey Bell, Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tommy Castro, Koko Taylor, Dr. John, and the great B.B. King himself (twice!). Karl has played throughout the Western U.S., Mexico, and even toured in South America.
Mike VanDuyn is a self taught guitar player who is heavily inspired by 70’s rock bands. But, when he first heard the blues from greats like Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Ry Cooder, he knew that was what he wanted to play from that point on! Playing in bands and writing songs for well over 30 years, he started in the Bay Area and Napa California then moved to San Diego. Playing guitar has been his passion along with his love of the blues! As the fiery lead and slide guitar player in Zavala Sol, he creates much of the excitement associated with the band’s sound.
Jon Price, drummer extraordinaire, is a native of San Diego and has played music professionally for over 25 years. Having an affinity for music and rhythm, Jon has studied all genres of American and world music such as, Reggae, Rhythms of west Africa and Latin music. Jon’s skill, experience, and talent has created opportunities for him to play all these genres in live performing groups. Jon’s new music adventure is his blues with rhythm band, Zavala Sol. Aside from his drumming contributions, Jon can also take credit for his direct contributions to the personnel make up Zavala Sol.
Bill Salisbury was born in Buffalo NY where he picked up the bass at 14 to start a band with local friends and soon began gigging professionally by the age of 16. At 19 he moved to Hollywood to attend the Musicians Institute and has been playing live as well as recording all over Southern California since.