BLKBOK
Show Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Show Time: 7:30pm
Doors Open: 6:00pm
Ticket Price: $20-$35 plus applicable fees.
Show Type: Classical
Restrictions: All Ages
Born and raised in Detroit’s inner city, BLKBOK (born Charles Wilson III) was an acclaimed piano prodigy by age eight, earning statewide accolades and winning college-level competitions. While many of his peers pursued hip-hop, he chose the name BLKBOK — a nod to one of history’s great pianists and composers and a reflection of his journey from pop and hip-hop culture to his neo-classical debut album Black Book and subsequent mixtape projects.
BLKBOK’s live performances deliver a culturally reflective, high-energy piano experience that encourages dialogue and challenges how audiences perceive themselves and the world around them. His debut album Black Book anchored the inaugural Juneteenth Foundation Freedom Concert and was later re-released as a DLUX Edition. His mixtape CVRART and collaborative project Angels Watching Over Me with acclaimed tenor Lawrence Brownlee further showcase his evolving voice, while his composition “Stars (Ad Astra)” became the first piano duet performed from space in 2022.
Continuing to expand his sound, BLKBOK released Urban Etudes: Vol. 1 in 2025, followed by Peaceful Piano: The Self-Love Mixtape in early 2026. With The New Classical Tour debuting in multiple cities and a new concerto set for premiere this summer, BLKBOK continues to redefine what modern classical music can be.