on a musical journey

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Channing Lynn is on a musical journey Channing Lynn Griggs and twin sister, Jillian were born in Pensacola, Florida. At a young age, music and the clarinet came to Channing’s rescue when viewing the Disney production of Sergei Prokofiev’s composition of “Peter and the Wolf”, where each character is represented by a different instrument. Ivan, […]

For Uncle Tony

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Past Tense – For Uncle Tony The Silecchia family is from a small town called Bitetto on the Southeastern coast of Italy. The US branch of the family still keeps many of the Italian traditions and culture. It’s a big fun Italian family. Collette Campbell’s mother is a Silecchia and her favorite Uncle Tony an […]

Bounce & Ooo La La

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Bounce & Ooo La La – “Bashert” Steven Margil (aka Bounce) and Karen Grant (aka Ooo La La) are a very special Key West couple. They don’t consider themselves true Key West musicians but have been associated with music in many ways since the 1970s. Margil hails from Sharon, Massachusetts. In 1967, he attended the […]

harpist and dolphin whistler

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Steve Allerton – harpist and dolphin whistler Steve Allerton is a native of Fullerton, New York, near Syracuse. He always loved the water and sailing. It took him seven years to sail down to Key West due to a number of stops along the way. He claims he arrived in Key West at the tail […]

2025 CALENDAR AVAILABLE

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    2025 CALENDAR AVAILABLE NOW  2025 Soul of Key West Calendar Enjoy your favorite Key West musicians all year!     Order 12 months of Key West musicians HERE   Starting with January and Henry Lysy and Rick Fusco opening for Foreigner at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater,Key West.   Then it’s onto a night with […]

Solaris Hill String Band leader

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Gary Zimmerman  — Solaris Hill String Band leader Gary Zimmerman is from Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey just across the river from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has played music most of his life beginning with piano lessons in kindergarten and learning to play guitar at age 10.  After high school, Gary studied at the Philadelphia School of […]

Music is in his soul

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Cliff Sawyer   –   Music is in his soul Cliff Sawyer was born and raised in Key West and has been singing since he was four years old. While growing up in Bahama Village, Cliff remembers hearing street corner bands singing and playing outside his window. His father played the trombone on the streets with Fats Navarro. The […]

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Larry Strickland – having the time of his life Larry Strickland was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. There wasn’t any music in his family and he never studied music. He was the point guard for the Bishop England high school basketball team, graduating in 1985. He walked on at the local College of […]

Cool jazz harpist

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Scott Marischen – jazz harpist   Scott Marischen comes from a family of German heritage and musicians – his grandfather, father, mother, and two sisters played music. As growing up in Brooklyn, he played the piano as a child. Later he was mostly a jock until he heard the Allman Brothers and then learned to […]

Broadway junkie

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Jaimie Roberts    “Broadway Junkie” Jaime Roberts is a Florida native, growing up in Daytona Beach. Her mother thought she was part Ethel Merman and part Andrew Sisters, booming vocals around the house every day. Her mother performed frequently in theater and Jamie was always by her side. She said theater became her baby sitter. After […]

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