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Mar 28, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

286 Cabot Street
Beverly,

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Date:
Mar 28, 2024
Time:
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Website:
https://thecabot.org/event/black-violin/

Venue

The Cabot Theatre
286 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA United States
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Phone
978-927-3100
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About

VIP PACKAGE INCLUDES:

  • Invitation to a private pre-show experience including:
  • Access to view a portion of soundcheck
  • Moderated Q&A
  • Photo opportunity with Kev and Wil
  • VIP access to the merchandise booth and a 20% discount on any available item
  • Commemorative VIP laminate
  • Early entry to the venue

For nearly two decades, Black Violin has been merging string arrangements with modern beats and vocals and building bridges in communities along the way. Members Kev MarcusandWil Baptistefirst met in orchestra class at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, becoming classically trained on the violin and viola through their high school and college careers. Post-college, they reconvened to produce beats for South Florida rappers, and began building an audience in local clubs. They later went on to win Showtime at the Apollo in 2005, and eventually sold out headline performances at venues across the country, including a sold out two-night headline run at The Kennedy Center in 2018. NPR took note and declared “their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation.” Black Violin’s 2019 album release, Take the Stairs, earned a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Contemporary Instrumental Album”. The band also recently received their second ever Grammy Award nomination for the track “The Message” as Best Americana Performance, in collaboration with The Blind Boys of Alabama.