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Eric “Benny” Bloom of Lettuce Brings Sonic Bloom NOLA Funk/R & B to Parrot Stage

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Eric “Benny” Bloom of Lettuce Brings Sonic Bloom NOLA Funk/R & B to Parrot Stage

Eric “Benny” Bloom of “Lettuce” brings his newest incarnation “Sonic Bloom” to The Green Parrot

Sonic Bloom is a New Orleans based R&B/Funk band led by trumpeter and vocalista, Eric Bloom. Since May 2014, Sonic Bloom quickly gained popularity among local New Orleans music fans and musicians alike. One might attribute their fast rise on the scene due to the all-star cast of musicians Bloom has assembled but more importantly, it is the hi-octane energetic show which they put on every time they get together which makes this band a “must see”.

Sonic Bloom is comprised of Eric “Humph” Vogel on bass(Fred Wesley & Big Sam’s Funky Nation), Andrew “Florida’s Finest” Block on guitar(Gramatik), Alvin “Le Boi” Ford Jr. on drums(Dumpstphunk &  Dirty Dozen), Nigel “Brother Numpsay” Hall on keyboards/vocals(John Scofield, Lettuce & Warren Haynes), & Eric “Benny” Bloom on trumpet/vocals(Pretty Lights, Shady Horns & Lettuce