Rayse Biggs

Rayse is an accomplished musician with deep roots. He was born on May 7 in Detroit, Michigan to Willie and Thelma Biggs the third of five children. He was educated in the Detroit Public School System, attending Chadsey High School. He majored in music at Oakland University in Michigan. Rayse’s gift of music was recognized in his teens. The Motown Review was in full swing and he traveled with them playing the trumpet for The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandella’s and Smokey Robinson to name a few. Being in such great musical company allowed him to meet and perform with other musical greats, such as B.B. King and Sonny Stitt. His music has taken him to Africa, Europe, Australia, Japan and other wonderful places around the world