A Little Knight Music

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Crosswind

Crosswind

This quartet plays pop, rock and reggae for Florida parties, weddings, and special events.

Eugene Grey is on guitar and vocals and keyboardist Ted Knight sings lead. Larry Ruda is the drummer, and Tom Roberts is on bass. Click images to enlarge.
Crosswind grew from the Convertibles, a band Ted started in 1979. Larry joined the group in 1986 and he and Ted have been rocking together ever since.


Eugene came from Jamaica to New York as a young man, then moved to South Florida in the early 90s. He toured with reggae stars like Kid Creole, and recorded several albums of his own. He and Ted joined forces in 2007.

Tom started gigging with Ted in 2008, taking time from his regular gig with the house band at the Hard Rock Cafe to do choice dates like a wedding with Ted's orchestra at the Sanibel Harbor Resort.

The band recorded new demos in August 2010. Also see the Crosswind song list.

Miami fund-raiser

The band played a fund-raiser for the Transplant Foundation at Archie's, a restaurant at Mary Brickell Village in Miami. Drummer George Mazzeo joined Ted and Eugene for the gig.

The mix included rock, folk-rock and reggae, tunes like Santana's Oye Como Va, James Taylor's Shower the People, and Bob Marley's Jamming.

California Girls brought back good memories, and Johnny B. Goode rocked the house. Crazy Little Thing Called Love turned the bar area into an impromptu dance floor.

Later, foundation executive director Eli Compton told Ted the music was excellent, and discussed having Crosswind back for other events. Ivan Gomez, president of the board of directors, is pictured with the band at right.

From the heart

Ted has a special connection with the Transplant Foundation. His wife Marie received a heart transplant at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2005, and her new heart is going strong. Ted hopes to see friends at the foundation's next Emerald Nights gala.