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 […]
Jesse Wagner & Jillian Todd AKA: Jess & Jill – “Celebrating their first anniversary of music” The hottest duo in Key West, Jess & Jill, is a Gen Z – Gen X mashup of talent that really works. These two artists bonded in a unique way through a fairly obscure Bob Dylan song. […]
Robert Albury All Night Long Robert Albury, a homegrown Key West talent, grew up on the corner of Amelia and Whitehead Streets in Bahama Village. He enjoyed his older brother George’s singing. George toured with B.B. King for a short time before returning to Key West. In fact, Robert had nine brothers and they all […]
Izzy Zaidman – Izak Gabriel Zaidman (aka Izzy) was born in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. His father was a professional guitarist, teaching and performing roots blues and ragtime in the New York area. Izzy was twelve years old when his father bought him his first guitar. He attended Charles Evans Hughes […]
Robert Albury “Key West’s King of Soul” Robert Albury, a homegrown Key West talent, grew up on the corner of Amelia and Whitehead Streets in Bahama Village, enjoying his older brother George’s singing. George toured with B.B. King for a short time before returning to Key West. Another brother, William, was a great singer […]
Les Greene ”Sam Cooke saved his life.” Les Greene, youngest of three brothers and one sister, was born in Baltimore, Maryland but his family moved to Guyana where he lived until age nine and then, they returned to Baltimore. His mother, Pinky Greene, home schooled him. Interestingly, Guyana television stations did not broadcast commercials. Instead […]
ORDER Volume III At 120 pages, the book contains stories of 45 musicians and 193 photographs including tributes to Michael McCloud, Shel Silverstein, Ellen Welters Sanchez, and a Bill Blue/Caffeine Carl Soundcheck Ellegy. Also a Centerfold view of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater in 2023. Check out the […]
Chris Burchard. – his face is hurting from smiling so much Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Chris Burchard spent time in California but his formative years were spent in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He began playing piano at six years old and received his first guitar in the 4th grade. Early in high school, he played […]
James Slater his heart is in Nashville but his soul is in Key West Born in Durham, North Carolina while his father Vic Slater worked at Duke University. He was a psychiatrist from Michigan with a passion for the mandolin and sailing the ocean. He met James mother Alicia in Galveston, Texas while at the […]
Nick Norman “We love what we do” While growing up in Columbia, South Carolina, Nick Norman attended a Southern Baptist Church summer camp and later, when older, became a camp counselor. Along with good friend Lee Brice, Nick started playing music and was immediately hooked. In 2004, Nick was attracted to the musical energy of […]
