Rhythm Cafe MKE
Malik Johnson - VOL 5 - BTFW
Season 2023 Episode 10 | 6m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Malik Johnson is a classically trained cellist, composer, and music producer.
Malik Johnson is a classically trained cellist, composer, and music producer based in Chicago. Malik has worked with the Matt Jones Orchestra, which has opened the doors for him to appear on NPR's Tiny Desk in 2017, record on John Legend's Christmas album released in 2018, featured on Kirk Franklin’s Grammy award-winning album,
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Rhythm Cafe MKE is a local public television program presented by MILWAUKEE PBS
Rhythm Cafe MKE
Malik Johnson - VOL 5 - BTFW
Season 2023 Episode 10 | 6m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Malik Johnson is a classically trained cellist, composer, and music producer based in Chicago. Malik has worked with the Matt Jones Orchestra, which has opened the doors for him to appear on NPR's Tiny Desk in 2017, record on John Legend's Christmas album released in 2018, featured on Kirk Franklin’s Grammy award-winning album,
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(distant traffic whirring) (door clicks) - This is my favorite type of setting to play in.
I absolutely love intimate concerts.
There's nothing like an intimate crowd and the feeling that you get is just so up close and personal.
You can feel all the emotions in the room.
So I absolutely love playing in a place like this.
(gentle upbeat cello music) - This is B.F.T.W., which stands for "Break From The World," take 4.
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Obviously, everyone was stuck in their house, couldn't really go anywhere.
I wanted to escape reality.
I wanted to just go into my own zone away from, literally, everyone.
(gentle upbeat cello music) That song is just, literally, me creating a few notes on my cello one day and just kind of vibing out, just being, you know, on your own or with people that you love, people who you love to be around, (gentle upbeat cello music) breaking free and having fun, and just taking a step back.
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