KCUR 89.3 FM

From classical clarinet to hip-hop beats, this Overland Park teen is exploring different musical perspectives

Overland Park teenager Kevin Li has diverse musical tastes including playing his clarinet, listening to hip-hop and making beats. Christy L'Esperance speaks with Kevin about how he got started in ...
LAist

Photos: Classical Violins and Hip-Hop Beats Collide in Long Beach

The free Summer and Music concert series continued in Long Beach over the weekend with "Classical Beats"; a fusion of hip-hop and classical violin provided by Paul Dateh and DJ Inka One. If the name ...
WKAR

Musical duo Black Violin on blending hip-hop with classical music: 'Be who you are'

When you think of classical music, chances are you don’t often think of an underlying hip-hop beat. That's where two musicians, Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus come in. The pair has been blending hip-hop ...
Yahoo

Violinist Ezinma Is Building a Bridge Between Classical and Hip-Hop

Ezinma knows there are barriers to entry when it comes to classical music: Not everyone feels welcome. “Sometimes when people go to the concert hall, they hear classical music, and they feel stupid ...
MLive

Experience fusion of classical music, hip-hop beats at ‘Black Violin’ performance in Muskegon

MUSKEGON, MI - The Frauenthal Center is preparing to welcome two Grammy-nominated artists, Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste of Black Violin, for an entertaining night of classical sounds and modern hip-hop ...
BroadwayWorld

Classical and Hip-Hop Nutcrackers Come to the Fox Theatre in December

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Peninsula Ballet Theatre (PBT) today announced plans to present two very ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

How Eddie Moore Left Classical Behind And Embraced Hip Hop To Make New Kansas City Jazz

Eddie Moore is trained in classical music, but now he fuses jazz and hip hop. Kansas City pianist Eddie Moore describes his music like this: "rolling down a hill on a bike with no brakes. You just ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Can hip-hop and classical music mix? Find out at Symphonic Hip Hop Orchestra

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – Symphonic Hip Hop Orchestra ...
WBUR

Florida Duo 'Black Violin' Meshes Hip-Hop And Classical Music

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Feb. 18, 2021. Find that audio here. When violinist Kev Marcus and violist Wil B met on the first day of their high school orchestra class, they decided ...
Miami New Times

Classical Hip-Hop

Yes, this is another story about a local hip-hop act. In case you didn’t know, Miami-Dade County has become a way station for American rappers, whether it’s Houston producer Paul Wall roaming around ...
Lansing State Journal

Violinist Rodney Page is a little bit country. And classical. And rap.

LANSING — Rodney Page was helping out with a musical at St. Johns High School when an older gentleman approached him. He wanted Page to join his country band as a fiddler. Page, a classically trained ...