Overtown Legacy Series at The Betsy: Carole Ann Taylor & Angel Perez Trio
Saturday, 11/21/2026-12/10/2026, 06:00 pm-11:00 pm
The Piano Bar
1440 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida, 33139
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Cost: Free
The longest-running live music series on Miami Beach – 7 days a week, 9 times a week. No Cover. No Minimum. Come at your leisure for drinks in the Lobby or call LT Steak & Seafood to book a table for dinner.
8PM TO 11 PM
CAROLE ANN TAYLOR – Vocals – In music, a singer’s personality often forms the way they perform. Jazz singer Carole Ann Taylor is known for her charming and uplifting stage presence. She’s a driving force with an easy way – reflective of jazz’s improvisatory freedom.
6 PM TO MIDNIGHT
ANGEL PEREZ – Piano – He is a Miami-born musician, with a jazz degree from Frost School of Music from University of Miami. Angel has performed widely, having started his studies at the SOBE School for the Arts on Miami Beach, in arenas including The Essentially Ellington Competition, Miami Downtown jazz festival, and Okeechobee Music Festival. Angel believes in the power of music to change lives – and is currently in a graduate program at UM pursuing credentials in Music Therapy.
BRANDON LEE LEWIS – Drums – has performed internationally with many esteemed artists such as Gil Coggins, Harry Whitaker, Frank Wess, George Mraz, Kenny Garrett, among others. He’s also performed on Award-Winning Broadway productions The Color Purple and Memphis and the feature film American Gangster. In addition to impeccable sideman work, he hosts a weekly Sunday night jam session, inherited from the great Harry Whitaker. Sundays have evolved into a community hang where Brandon’s developed a band sound as a vehicle for his compositions, an offering known as the Program of Deprogramming, which features longstanding bandmates Lawrence Clark, Stacy Dillard, Theo Hill and Renée Cruz, in addition to a bevy of special guests.
RENEE CRUZ – Upright Bass – Cuban-American bassist Renée Cruz was born and raised in Miami, FL. She moved to New York City in January of 2001 to study with her musical heroes. Since then, she’s had the honor of studying with bass legends Sir Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Homer Mensch and Reggie Workman. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from New School University for Jazz & Contemporary Music in 2004 and her Masters of Music from The Juilliard School in 2007.
The Betsy Live Jazz programming is supported in part by The Betsy Community Fund at The Miami Foundation, with support from the Jorge Pérez Family Foundation CreARTE Grant Program, and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Happens on the following Dates:
Nov 21, 2026, 6:00pm to 11:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Dec 10, 2026, 6:00pm to 11:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
