Wallace Coleman is a prolific Blues harmonica player who was born and raised in Tennessee's Appalachia, but since 1957, has made Cleveland his home.  He retired in 1987 from a 30 year career with Cleveland's Hough Bakeries and began his musical career as Robert Lockwood Jr.'s first and only harmonica player. In his 10 years with Lockwood, Coleman toured the world; something he continued to do with his own Wallace Coleman Band and as a solo artist.  He is a 2005 Ohio Arts Council Heritage Fellowship recipient and in March/April 2025 he was the featured artist in the world's leading Blues publication, Living Blues Magazine.  At a spry 89, Wallace Coleman continues to perform a full calendar of appearances.

This concert series is made possible in part by an investment of public funds from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. https://oac.ohio.gov/