The cool breeze off the Potomac River convinced the crowds at this year’s D.C. Jazz Festival from June 9-18 to dance – even as the temperatures crossed 90 degrees – as soon as “Kev Marcus” Sylvester ...
The members of Black Violin want to change perceptions about who can play what kind of music. Wil Baptiste on viola and Kev Marcus on violin met as high school orchestra nerds. Today they play ...
Black Violin’s Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus know they’re unexpected. Black Violin, Wil Baptiste (left) and Kev Marcus “We’re two black guys playing violin,” says Baptiste. “If you saw me right now ...
What do you get when classical music meets hip-hop, plus a little R&B, funk and rock? The answer is Black Violin, playing at the Charleston Gaillard Center at 7 p.m. March 8. They'll be joined on ...
“Classical boom” is a music genre where artists fuse classical and hip-hop. And if you’ve never experienced the musical meld – now’s your chance. On Sunday, March 19, Black Violin, one of the ...
Kevin Marcus and Wil Baptiste of Black Violin want to shatter classical music stereotypes. “We play violins but we don’t look like violinists and we always just try to lean into that. The reason we’ve ...
When Black Violin made their St. Louis debut nearly ten years ago, they left a lasting impression on the sold‑out audience at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The duo—Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus—is bringing ...
On the evening of Sept. 26, crowds of people gathered in Symphony Hall in anticipation of the sold-out Boston leg of the TwoSet Violin World Tour 2023/24. TwoSet Violin — a hilarious Australian comedy ...