Any music act with a unique sound — such as Black Violin’s fusion of classical and hip-hop — is bound to sound familiar from album to album. But violinist Kev Marcus sees a definite difference between ...

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 ...

The unique style of Black Violin’s music is created from a mix of hip hop and classical music described as “classical boom.” Some artists may say their influences are Mozart and Bach, but Kevin ...

The Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, known for their innovative fusion of classical and hip-hop, will take the Wharton Center state at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30. Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus ...

Before rock guitar gods roamed the earth, there were classical violin gods. When fiery fiddlers like Niccolo Paganini or Pablo de Sarasate were tearing it up in concert, rosin and horsehair flew into ...

There’s a story that used to make the rounds in the sheet music business about legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman making a stop at the iconic Frank Music Company in New York City. The person who ...

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 ...

Black Violin: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; $32-$52; 941-953-3368; vanwezel.org Kevin Sylvester — known as Kev Marcus in the duo Black Violin — has ...