Wilkins, who is ofAfrican American heritage, grew up in theUpper Darby neighborhood ofDelaware County, Pennsylvania. He gained his first musical experiences in his community church, which led him to attend jazz courses at theClef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts.
In 2009, as a teenager, he had the opportunity to perform the national anthem before thePhiladelphia Eagles game.
Wilkins led his own band in the late 2010s, performing his own compositions and performing at jazz clubs and venues such as The Jazz Gallery,Smoke, Jamaica Center of Arts andSmalls.[3]
In 2020, he presented the debut albumOmega, which he had recorded with Micah Thomas, Daryl Johns, and Kweku Sumbry.[4][5]
Wilkins is a member of a quartet withDezron Douglas,Johnathan Blake, and The Generation Gap and the formations of Philip Dizack and Noam Wiesenberg. He also contributed to Good Vibes' first two albumsKingMaker (2019) andWho Are You? (2020), as well as Johnathan Blake's 2021 album,Homeward Bound (2021) and Kalia Vandever's 2022 album,Regrowth.
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