Category Archives: Musicians
South Florida Blues, Soul and R&B veteran Tree Top has been performing for over 50 years. Tree Top cut his musical teeth at age 16 in Tampa playing guitar in various clubs. He began touring with jazz/big band great, Erskine Hawkins. In the 60’s he made his way to Miami and played all of the…
Dr. Phillip Leno Wright Sr. born September 28,1945 on 5th Avenue and 10th Street in Overtown Miami, Florida. He is the third eldest son of the Late Milton Wright Sr. and his Mother, the Late Rosa Akins Braddy-Wright in Miami , Florida . In 1971 he was united with Suzanne Janice Garfield and through…
“Places like Memphis where meant to record records, but Overtown, was a place for musicians to jam. It was like an oasis for musicians. Black, white, it didn’t matter.” -Charles Austin, 2010 Charles Austin, legendary saxophonist, has been a leading man in the contemporary jazz scene for the last sixty-seven years. During his teenage years,…