" data-original-title="" title="">Marquis Hill doesn't usually get a chance to play straight ahead jazz standards. The Chicago born, Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz competition winner combines all genres of music, jazz, hip-hop, soul, Chicago house, R&B -to Hill "It all comes from the same tree. They simply blossomed from different branches." His latest album, Love Tape, combines his own compositions with spoken word by women sharing their thoughts on self love."Before you can love someone else, you must first love yourself."

On a recent Saturday night at Norfolk's Attucks Theatre (it was to become the last performance at the Attucks before the Coronavirus put at end to live music) Hill told the audience this show was an opportunity to get back to his roots. He told the sold out audience that his band, Blacktet, doesn't have the pleasure of playing these tunes so he was looking forward to a night of standards with