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Voted Top 5 New Bands at SXSW by the Independent

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This classically trained hip-hop duo from South Florida played before Dave Grohl’s keynote conference speech at SXSW. They got as big a standing ovation from the crowd as the Foo Fighter. Wil B is on viola and Kev Marcus on violin; they’ve described themselves as “the biggest independent group that[…]

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Black Violin kicks it with Dave Grohl and Rick Nielson at SXSW

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Photo Credit: Myers Media// Black Violin got tapped to play the Prelude performance for the Keynote Speech of Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl  at South by Southwest. This turned out to be one of the most memorable performances of our career. Check to see what the Blog-o-sphere had to say about[…]

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Black Violin performs at the 2013 Kids Inauguration

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Sit back, relax and check out Kev Marcus and Wil B  perform “Come Together” by the Beatles with Michelle Obama’s favorite choir The Soul Children of Chicago led by Walt Whitman at the 2013 Kids Inauguration in DC, hosted by Nick Cannon.

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New York Times- Review of Black Violin on Broadway

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Spare Times for Children for Nov. 16-22 By LAUREL GRAEBER BLACK VIOLIN Partway through a set on Sunday, Wilner Baptiste, who performs as Wil B, announced, “I’m going to introduce my lady,” calling her “the baddest thing since sliced bread.” Then he proudly showed her off, asking, “Isn’t she gorgeous?”[…]

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New York Post-Review of Black Violin on Broadway

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Bach with a beat By FRANK SCHECK Last Updated: 11:13 PM, November 9, 2012 Posted: 10:32 PM, November 9, 2012 There’s a new music-appreciation class in town, and it’s not like anything you’ve ever seen at school. Now in session at the New Victory Theater, it’s music the Black Violin[…]

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