Black Violin sets out to prove that classical musicians can party

“It’s a gumbo of sorts.” That is how one-half of the Black Violin duo describes their sound.

In a phone interview with Pittsburgh City Paper, Kev Marcus explains that what he and partner Wil Baptiste play isn’t just hip-hop beats fused with classical music. “There’s some jazz, blues, R&B, and some country in it. We really try to blend it together in a way to make something that tastes good for everybody.”

The Black Violin Experience Tour promises to break stereotypes in several cities throughout the U.S., and Pittsburgh happens to be one of them. On Sun., March 12, the two-time Grammy-nominated duo and their genre-bending performance will transform the Byham Theater into a space that is outside the box. Marcus gives his word that the show is “something that you’ve never seen before on stage.”

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