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Black Violin will perform at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 20 at 8pm. My guest for Perspectives is one half of this dynamic duo, Wil Baptiste. About this group 303 Magazine wrote, "Today, genre-defying acts dominate the music industry, and artists move between styles with a level of comfort rarely — if ever — observed before. Few of these musical shapeshifters are as original and as captivating as string instrumentalists Kev Marcus and Wil B, who fuse hip-hop and classical music together as the band, Black Violin." Will shares their back story with me, their commitment to exposing young people to their talent reaching more than 100,000 students annually via their free performances and creating new and innovative music.

We have two timed Grammy winning duo, The Black Violin..............................................Black Violin is comprised of Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible..................................Also Support the Black Violin Foundation. A non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth by providing access to quality music programs in their community. BVF believes that music and access to music programs should not be determined by race, gender, or socio-economic status. Black Violin Foundation's inaugural program the Musical Innovation Grant for Continuing Education will provide scholarships to young music students to attend a program of their liking that fosters musical creativity and innovation. Applications are now open for grants for music instruments and more..................................See Black Violin at the Kimmel Cultural Campus this Thursday March 9, 2023 at 7pm. Tickets are on sale now.......................Follow Black Violin on their socials: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok..................................As always you can follow me on the blog and on all socials as Toitimeblog

"Black Violin'', Kev Marcus & Wil Baptiste - Grammy nominated duo "Black Violin" join Tavis for a conversation about defying the stereotypes of Black people and Black musicians through their work and witness – and to talk about their story, how they are empowering young musicians through their foundation, and how their current tour is going.

Kev Marcus is a Grammy nominated recording artist and co-founder of Black Violin, a band he formed with his longtime friend Wil Baptiste, in which they combine their classical training and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound.  In addition to being a musical groundbreaker, Kev is a father, husband, activist, author and a person who pushes for progress and seeks to shatter expectations.  In this interview, Kev shares with Kiesha about finding his way after feeling trapped by the very success he pursued and about how he has approached navigating depression and replenishing his soul. Episode Resources:Black Violin – Official WebsiteBlack Violin on IGA Violinist Without a Stage. Black Violin, cancelled or postponed… | by Kevin Marcus Sylvester | MediumBooks:Be Water, My FriendThe Greatest Salesman in the WorldThe Greatest Salesman in the World, Part II: The End of the StoryThe Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal FreedomContact InfoSend booking inquiries for Kiesha to (info at kieshagarrison.co)Kiesha on IG: @kiesha_garrisonDirectly support the podcast financially:Cash AppVenmo

It's Midday on the Arts.  A little later in this hour, Tom checks in with our theater critic, J Wynn Rousuck, for her reviews of two shows at Baltimore Center Stage. Tom will also talk to some folks from Baltimore's Everyman Theater about their new production of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. But we begin with two classically trained string players who have reimagined the repertoire and the audience for their instruments. In 2004, two high school buddies from Broward County, Florida, formed the duo Black Violin. Here's Wil B on viola and Kev Marcus on violin with a little taste of Black Violin from their 2020 release, a holiday album called Give Thanks. This is their take on the classic, Joy to the World. Black Violin is in the middle of a national tour that has them playing the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall here in Baltimore tonight (Dec.10), for one show only. They'll be joined on stage by DJ SPS and drummer Nat Stokes. Their show starts at 8:00. For ticketing information, click here. Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus join us on Zoom from south Florida. Their conversation with Tom was recorded earlier this week, so we can't take any calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health,takes a closer look at the Covid-19 lab leak theory with Bianna Golodryga. He says there needs to be an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. Then science writer for The Atlantic Ed Yong warns of an impending mental health crisis after the Covid pandemic and explains how it can be combated. Continuing our conversation about trauma, our Michel Martin speaks to Palestinian-American author and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan about the mental impact of the decades long conflict between Israel and Palestine. And finally, musicians Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, aka the classical-hiphop hybrid duo Black Violin, bring a message of unity. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

On this edition of Your Call, we rebroadcast our conversation with Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus, the incredible classically trained musicians who’ve infused hip hop and classical music to form the duo, Black Violin.

From J.S. Bach to Biggie Smalls, Shostakovich to Nas, and the odd Tchaikovsky or Imagine Dragons, the classical-meets-hip-hop duo Black Violin continually challenges stereotypes with their music. Composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus, Black Violin combines musical ingredients of jazz, hip-hop, funk, and classical to create a distinctive sound that is described in their press as “classical boom.” Black Violin's Wil and Kev also connect with more than 100,000 students throughout the year as TurnAround Artists, part of a national education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. They are championing accessible music education through student engagement and public performances, with the aim of inspiring kids to pursue careers in the arts.  Black Violin plays music from their latest, Take The Stairs, in-studio. Watch the session here:   

Black Violin’s Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste stopped by to catch up with Mary Luehrsen before opening The 2019 NAMM Show with their “90 minutes of fury” performance for an audience of thousands. Kev and Wil talk about their musical and professional growth over the past 22 years of friendship and performing together that includes shifting their perspective on the term “crossover.”

When the members of Black Violin first learned to play their signature instruments--Wil Baptiste at the viola 14 years old and Kev Marcus the violin at the tender age of 9--neither could have foreseen that it would become their livelihood, though it was already becoming their passion. With influences ranging from Shostakovich and Bach to Nas and Jay-Z, Black Violin breaks all the rules, blending the classical with the modern to create something rare-a sound that nobody has ever heard, but that everybody wants to feel. In this interview: Intro Music: “Stereotypes” from the album “Stereotypes” 0:45 - Sponsor shoutout - D’Addario and Codabow 1:45 - How they got started playing 9:00 - How they got known before the age of social media 9:45 - The “Showtime at the Apollo” story 11:00 - Shows with Alicia Keys, Linking Park, P. Diddy, Kanye, Jay-Z 12:12 - Writing original music 13:20 - Kev talks gear and tone 19:45 - Wil talks gear and tone 23:00 - Discussion on improv 24:40 - Live improv - from Portland, Oregon. April 3, 2017. From YouTube 27:00 - More on improv 30:30 - How to make the instrument your own 34:00 - How to inspire young kids to practice 37:54 - Tour life 41:12 - What’s after this tour? 44:40 - Vivaldi 4 Seasons Remix 45:00 - D’Addario giveaway info 46:35 - Endorsements - CodaBow info 48:50 - How to put on a great show 53:00 - Authenticity 55:25 - “We got arrested in China” 1:00:00 - Adventures in Thailand 1:02:00 - Traveling with family 1:03:30 - “A-Flat” from the “Classically Trained” Album. For tour and other info, please visit http://blackviolin.net/. A big thanks to our sponsors D'Addario, a manufacturer of the finest in strings for violin, viola, cello, and upright bass, and CodaBow, pioneers of carbon fiber bows serving a worldwide network of professional artists and teachers. D’Addario is giving away a set of Zyex strings to a lucky Rockstar Violinist listener! Debbie Roper, Anatoliy Khomenko, and Mia Herlinger were randomly selected as winners of the first giveaway. To enter in the new giveaway go to https://daddario.formstack.com/forms/rv2. Visit daddario.com/orchestral and http://www.codabow.com to learn more, or visit https://www.electricviolinshop.com to purchase their fine products!

Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus of the violin-driven hip-hop and rock duo Black Violin use their strings not only to challenge the concept of what makes for popular music but also to blow open racial stereotypes.