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Live at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Zakk Jones TrioThis performance used with permission from Zakk Jones. Columbus, Ohio based guitarist Zakk Jones is a pre-eminent educator. At Capital University he leads one of the nation’s oldest collegiate jazz programs along with the school’s big band. In his spare time he hosts the ‘Beyond the Frets’ podcast. His guitar trio, which you’ll hear here, has been together since 2019 and this performance highlights selections from the group’s two 2024 releases entitled ‘Why Not?’ and ‘Tomorrow Comes Early’. From an April 24th, 2024 performance, it’s the Zakk Jones Trio – Live at the Bop Stop. Ca...2025-06-0258 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Lynne Arriale TrioThis performance used by permission from Lynne Arriale. Lynne Arriale has been a major force in the jazz world over a career spanning three decades. Hailed as “One of the most exciting pianists in contemporary by The Guardian, she has performed on the most prestigious international concert stages and won the Great American Jazz Piano Competition. Her 16 critically acclaimed albums have topped the Jazzweek Radio Charts and “Best of” honors in major publications, and she joined us recently on tour in support of her 17th outstanding release entitled Being Human. This sold out performance features Lynne...2025-05-2658 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Daniel MeronThis performance used with permission from Daniel Meron New York City based composer and pianist Daniel Meron brought his trio to Clevland to debut pieces from his 2024 Pinch Records based release Pendulum. Over the past decade Meron has established himself as a prominent figure in the modern jazz scene releasing four critically acclaimed albums, and with featured performances at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Costa Rica Jazz Festival, and tours of the US, Canada, Europe and Israel. From a May 5th, 2024 performance that features Pablo Menares on Bass, Jimmy Macbride on Drums and Daniel...2025-05-1958 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Theron Brown TrioThis performance used with permission from Theron Brown. If you’re a frequent lister to this program we mention often that Theron Brown is the hardest working performer in show business. From his work as Artistic Director with the I Promise School to his role overseeing the annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival, Theron is intimately involved with making Northeast Ohio a magnet for musical talent. For this performance, Theron brings the Fender Rhodes Mk II to life with his trio. While the Hammond B3 gets the accolades for being the center of Soul Ja...2025-05-1258 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Mitchell Galligan TrioWhen Denver native and Oberlin Conservatory graduate Mitchell Galligan sits down behind a Hammond B3, people take notice. One of the best young piano and organ players to cross our path in quite some time, Mitchell has performed alongside some of the legends of jazz including Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson and Jamey Haddad. This sold out trio performance features Mitchell on Hammond B3 alongside Tim Picard on Guitar and Ori Jossel on drums. From April 26th, 2024 it’s the Mitchell Galligan Trio – Live at the Bop Stop. Green Jeans - Green Somewhere in the Nigh...2025-05-0558 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Aidan Plank Presents the Music of Lyle MaysThis performance used with permission from Aidan Plank. While Lyle Mays was widely known for his work with Pat Metheny, his solo work has warranted considerably less attention. In this performance, Northeast Ohio based bassist Aiden Plank enlisted performers from the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and musicians from around the area to explore and perform compositions from the catalog of the 11 time Grammy winner. Featuring Anthony Fuoco on Piano, Dan Bruce on Guitar, Dustin May on Drums, Brad Wagner on Saxophones, Garret Folger on Trumpet and Flugelhorn, Dan Bailey on Keyboards, Patrick Duke Graney o...2025-04-2858 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Stephane WrembelThis performance used with permission from Stephane Wrembel If you’re a fan of Gypsy Jazz, or are in tune with the extensive legacy of Django Reinhart, then Stephane Wrembel likely needs no introduction. But if you’re new to the genre you’ll be impressed with Stephane Wrembel’s extensive list of accomplishments and his gifts. His original compositions for movies, including Midnight in Paris, Vicky Christina Barcelona and Rifkin’s Festival have earned him global accolades. He’s performed among luminaries from John Schofield to Elvis Costello to Shelia E. There’s inspiration...2025-04-2158 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - ENCORE - Aaron ParksAs we gear up for Season 17 of our program, please enjoy an encore performance from pianist Aaron Parks. Aaron Parks is one of contemporary jazz’s most forward thinking and creative pianists. From his work with Terrance Blanchard to his four lauded releases as either a band leader or as a solo pianist, Aaron Parks earns accolades from The New York Times, Jazziz Magazine, the BBC and the San Jose Mercury News. We’ve been lucky enough to host Aaron’s trio performances previously, but this time, Aaron Parks joined us for two sold out solo p...2025-04-1457 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop - Canadian Jazz CollectiveDriven by the cause of the development and showcasing of uniquely Canadian Jazz compositions, the Canadian Jazz Collective features a dozen JUNO Awards across the group – and another nomination for their 2023 album SEPTOLOGY. This performance is the first US appearance from the full collective and it features Kirk MacDonald on Saxophone, Derrick Gardner on Trumpet, Virginia MacDonald on Clarinet, Lorne Lofsky on Guitar, Brian Dickinson on Piano, Neil Swainson on Bass and Bernard Reiter on Drums. From a March 22nd, 2024 performance, it’s the American debut of the Canadian Jazz Collective – Live at the Bop Stop.2025-04-0757 minLive at the Bop StopColeman Rose SextetWhen he isn’t touring the country as a member of the free jazz collective ‘The Music Quintet’ Coleman Rose makes time as a performer and composer in the Sonny Rollins Ensemble at Oberlin College. Well equipped to live and work in both free and traditional jazz, Coleman showcases the latter here in this sextet featuring works by Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane. Featuring Coleman Rose on Tenor Sax, Chris Coles on Alto Sax, Mitchell Galligan on Hammond B3, Tommy Lehman on Trumpet, Tim Picard on Guitar, and Ori Jossell on drums, and from a sold o...2025-03-3157 minLive at the Bop StopAlex HamburgerWashington DC Native Alex Hamburger is an outstanding flutist and vocalist who makes a return appearance here in support of her 2023 release What If? Featuring Alex on Flute and Vocals, Jose Luiz Martins on Piano, Kip Reed on Bass, Gabe Jones on Drums and Patrick Duke Graney on Percussion, and from a March 10th, 2024 performance, it’s Alex Hamburger – Live at the Bop Stop.2025-03-2457 minLive at the Bop StopJohn Petrucelli Farewell Show New Jersey Native John Petrucelli Leverages His Diverse Background To Provide A Hard Charging, Heavily Improvisational Based Performance On This Week’s Program. From His Beginnings On The Trenton And Newark Jazz Scenes, To His Work With The Uptown Jazz Orchestra In New Orleans, John Mixes These Influences Into A Powerful Sound. John Spent Two Years In Ohio As The Susan Neumann Postdoctoral Fellow Of Jazz History At The Oberlin Conservatory, Working With Students To Explore The 100,000 Plus Recordings And Artifacts That Chronicle The History Of Jazz. The End Of That Fellowship Sees John Departing Nort...2025-03-1757 minLive at the Bop StopSammy De Leon y Su Orquestra Regarded as one of the most renowned leaders and percussionists of our time, Sammy Deleon has transcended genre, style and class into a 40+ year musical career which revels in rich influences from the 70s to the present. Deleon has fronted his own band for 27+ years becoming a staple of the Latin music scene gaining popularity for his irresistible, danceable groove-oriented music. Jackie Warren, pianist in several notable ensembles including the 3D Jazz Trio, and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, recently appeared Off-Broadway (New World Stages) with Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra in Maurice Hines’ critically acclaimed TAPPI...2025-03-1157 minLive at the Bop StopAndrew Haug QuartetCincinnati native and New York based Andrew Haug has a compositional style best described by fellow musicians as “honest and thoughtful, beautiful yet energetic, with a hint of mysteriousness and darkness.” Bassist Ben Tiberio has spent his twenties lending a crucial voice to the upper echelons of New York City’s vibrant jazz scene. Ben’s bass playing has been a fixture in the bands of his generation’s biggest torchbearers: Joel Ross, María Grand, Veronica Swift, and Immanuel Wilkins to name a few. Along with Vibraphonist Josh Strange and Drummer Charlie Schefft, the quartet tour...2025-03-0457 minLive at the Bop StopCleveland Jazz Orchestra Featuring Giuliana SosciaThe Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice since 1985. Led by award-winning composer and trombonist Paul Ferguson, the CJO promotes jazz in its historical and contemporary forms, through concerts featuring a stellar line-up of jazz luminaries, arrangers, composers, and educators. This performance is no exception, as the CJO welcomes Italian composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and jazz composition professor Giuliana Soscia. Giuliana Soscia has been an award winning composer, conductor, jazz accordionist and arranger for twenty five years. In addition to her current role as a professor of Jazz Composition at the G...2025-02-2457 minLive at the Bop StopJeremy McCabe GroupEqually at home and adept at both straight ahead and free jazz, Cleveland based drummer Jeremy McCabe has served as an up and coming sideman in Northeast Ohio for the past five years. For this performance he steps into the limelight as bandleader for two sets that feature everything from Herbie Hancock to Radiohead to Frank Zappa. Performing as a sextet and featuring Coleman Rose on tenor saxophone, Tim Picard on guitar, Grant Heineman on piano, Kevin Robert Martinez on bass, Will Curry on Winds and Jeremy McCabe on Drums, and from a February 15th, 2024 performance, it’s...2025-02-1757 minLive at the Bop StopKeigo Hirakawa TrioKeigo Hirakawa is a jazz pianist with a unique sense of expression and rhythm section intersection. Sought after for his willingness to be musically spontaneous on stage, he brings highly personal and engaging style of improvisation to ensembles as you’ll hear in this performance in support of his latest release, Pixel. Both Keigo and Bassist Eddie Brookshire made the trek up from Dayton for this performance and were joined by Reggie Jackson on drums. From February 19th, 2024 it’s the Keigo Hirakawa Trio, Live at the Bop Stop.2025-02-1057 minLive at the Bop StopAndy Bianco Trio New York City based jazz artist/composer/educator/advocate Andy Bianco has performed with Kandace Springs, Bob Moses and Deborah Cox. When he’s not busy touring, he’s an educator and an advocate through the establishment of scholarships through the Phillip Bianco Memorial Scholarship Fund. He took time out of teaching at the New York Jazz Workshop to present selections from his most recent album NYC Stories with a trio. Featuring Jordan McBride on Bass and Andrew Kirk on Drums, and from a July 23rd, 2023 performance, it’s the Andy Bianco Trio – Live at the Bop...2025-02-0357 minLive at the Bop StopMoises Borges and Ava PrestonMoises Borges takes pride in delighting audiences with influences born from Brazilian rhythms. Experimenting with bolero, baiao, frevo, and forro he performs both as a solo act and with musicians throughout Northeast Ohio. An eleven time Downbeat Student Music Award winner, Ava’s vocal abilities will very quickly become apparent for those of you who haven’t seen her perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dizzy’s, Andy’s or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, yet. Together, they teamed up for a sold out performance featuring bossa nova classics. From a January 27th, 2024 performa...2025-01-2757 minLive at the Bop StopNate Yingling and FriendsPianist Nate Yingling makes his debut on our stage this week in support of his debut EP Pilot. Hailing from Youngstown, Ohio Nate brings with him the sounds and influences of Jazz, Neo Soul, R&B, Funk and Gospel that underpin many of the musicians from the Midwest in particular and Northeast Ohio specifically. He isn’t coming alone, however as he brings a number of other prominent Youngstown musicians with him for this performance, including Jim Richley on drums, Garret Kuchmaner on Tenor Saxophone, Darren Thompson on Flugelhorn and Cleveland mainstay Taylor Arbogast on Bass. 2025-01-211h 05Live at the Bop StopNate Yingling and FriendsPianist Nate Yingling makes his debut on our stage this week in support of his debut EP Pilot. Hailing from Youngstown, Ohio Nate brings with him the sounds and influences of Jazz, Neo Soul, R&B, Funk and Gospel that underpin many of the musicians from the Midwest in particular and Northeast Ohio specifically. He isn’t coming alone, however as he brings a number of other prominent Youngstown musicians with him for this performance, including Jim Richley on drums, Garret Kuchmaner on Tenor Saxophone, Darren Thompson on Flugelhorn and Cleveland mainstay Taylor Arbogast on Bass. 2025-01-2057 minLive at the Bop StopAltin Sencalar Hailed by Stereophile Magazine for “sound[ing] like 21st-century grandchildren of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding” (with his co-bandleader Chris Glassman) and praised by the International Trombone Associations Journal for his “virtuosity [and] melodic and harmonic mastery,” Altin Sencalar is in high demand across the country as a performer, educator, and composer. We caught Altin on tour in support of his 2023 release ‘In Good Standing’. Featuring Altin on Trombone, Bijan Taghavi on Piano, Aidan Plan on Bass and Jeremy McCabe on Drums, and from an October 19th, 2023 performance, it’s Altin Senclair – Live at the Bop Stop.2025-01-131h 00Live at the Bop StopOz NoyIt’s Jazz, it just doesn’t sound like it. Or, at least, that’s what Oz Noy will tell you. I’m not so sure I agree with that, but we’re delighted to have the chance to let you be the judge. Since 1996, Oz Noy has regularly toured in trio and quartets with more musicians than we have time to list here. Although some of us will remember Will Lee and Anton Fig. This sold out show was the first of two shows in support of his tenth release Triple Play. Featuring...2025-01-0757 minLive at the Bop StopLive at the Bop Stop's Best of 2024All music used with permission from the artists. Artist Title OHM Trio Eh Ari Hoenig Fatti Mi Me Amsterdam After Dark Dan Wilson Theron Brown Trio Who Shot John? Big Sky Grant Heineman Not in My Hollow Sam Blakeslee Alex Hamburger Ladybug Concurrence I-40 Was a Razor Hilario Duran Segundo Encuentro Orrin Evans Phoebe's Stroll 2024-12-311h 57Live at the Bop StopJonah FergusonOne of Northeast Ohio’s most promising guitarists – Jonah Ferguson splits his time as a session performer among numerous projects when he’s not busy serving as the guitar instructor at the Tri-C Jazzfest Academy. This trio performance features up and coming drummer Gabe Jones and veteran bassist Jordan McBride – and together they kicked off the Bop Stop’s 2024 season with a special performance – the first set of which we have for you here today. From January 6th, 2024 – it’s the Jonah Ferguson Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.2024-12-3057 minLive at the Bop StopRuss Nolan Quintet, Set 2All Music Used by Permission from Russ Nolan New York City based saxophonist Russ Nolan makes his first Bop Stop appearance in five years in this appearance from May 26th, 2023. Russ operates in the worlds of Modern Jazz and Salsa with ease and aplomb and it’s evident in both sets of this performance, the second of which we feature on this program. Featuring Joey Skoch on piano, Ahmed McLemore on Bass, Aaron Yanda on Drums and Russ Nolan on sax, it’s the Russ Nolan Quartet – Live at the Bop Stop.2024-12-231h 02Live at the Bop StopTheron Brown TrioAll Music Used by Permission From Theron Brown You could argue at this point that Theron Brown is the glue that holds the Akron, Ohio jazz scene together. Between his work as the founder and director of the annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival, the artistic director of the I Promise School, the artist coordinator for the Curated Storefront and his heavy involvement with the Jazz Education program at the University of Akron, he’s arguably the hardest working man in show business. So we were lucky to manage to snag his trio for th...2024-12-161h 18Live at the Bop StopConcurrenceAll Music Used With Permission From Concurrence (Horton/Bryant) What Could Have Been Still Can Be Now is Still the Time I-40 Was a Razor Grooving at the Del Morroco Pianist Paul Horton and Bassist Greg Bryant work together as the driving forces behind beat driven improvisational Nashville based collective Concurrence. This performance celebrates the release of their 2024 album Indivisible - which examines the impact and after effects of the harm caused by the development of the interstate system within communities in the United States but with a...2024-12-0957 minLive at the Bop StopFuoco/Folger/CastaldiAll music used with permission from Fuoco/Folger/Castaldi IO (Folger) Contemplation (Castaldi) Light Gaps (Fuoco) Lavendula Angustifolia (Folger) All in All (Castaldi) First Voice (Fuoco) There is Another Sky (Fuoco) Lattice (Folger) Piroutte (Fuoco) Mais l'Aube Approche (Folger) Soleil (Folger Anthony Fuoco’s compositions feature prominently in multiple groups including the Pulse Quartet, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and the Wedmedyk/Fuoco Duo. He’s also a classically trained pianist who performs frequently with his spouse Christine. For this performance, Anthony teams up wi...2024-12-0258 minLive at the Bop StopThe Best of the Orrin Evans TrioAll Music Used With Permission from Orrin Evans For more than two decades pianist Orrin Evans has made an art form of the unexpected. With more than 25 albums to his credit, Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who’s made a habit of rattling the jazz world’s confining cages. That determination has paid off in accolades like topping the “Rising Star Pianist” category in the 2018 DownBeat Critics Poll and two Grammy nominations. As a daring pianist, Evans combines raw-edged vigor and left-field nuance into a sound wholly his own. This week, on...2024-11-2557 minLive at the Bop StopOHM! TrioAll Music used with permission from OHM! Trio. A Single Thread (Bruce) Peachy (Douds) Reprieve Reprise (Bruce) Eh? (Bruce) Some Towns (Bruce) Blackbird (Lennon-McCartney) Wayne -Ish (Douds) Ohm! is the latest project from Cleveland based guitarist Dan Bruce. Featuring original compositions from all three of the group’s members, the trio brings high energy original compositions set to forceful and distinctive grooves. Everyone comes out of a performance with a different favorite song, and I’m always hesitant to put a thumb on the scale, but I’d encourage you to pay attention to a piece in this pe...2024-11-1857 minLive at the Bop StopAri Hoenig Trio Set 2All music used with permission by Ari Hoenig. The Fat Tea Me May - Hoenig Conception - Shearing Tea For Two - Youmans Sophisticated Lady - Ellington Golden Schatze - Hoenig Home - Hoenig Song 7 - Hoenig Song 8 - Hoenig Ari Hoenig is a jazz drummer, composer and educator known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming emphasizing complex rhythms in direct harmony with other group members. Ari is widely noted particularly for his drumming not b...2024-11-111h 12Live at the Bop StopHilario Duran Set 2All music used with permission by Hilario Duran. Segundo Encuentro - Duran Song 2 - Duran Song 3 - Standard Spain in My Mind - Duran Song 5 - Duran Descarga en la EGREM - Duran Cuban born Hilario Durán grew up in Havana in a musical family surrounded by a variety of diverse musical influences on a daily basis. He began working as a professional musician in Cuba’s Los Papa Cun¬-Cun Ensemble and in a variety of musical formats. Later on, in t...2024-11-0454 minLive at the Bop StopBrandon Coleman TrioAll music used with permission by Brandon Coleman Trio. Blues For Ron - Coleman Alone Together - Schwartz Weaver of Dreams - Burrell A Trust Fall - Coleman Phobos - Coleman Invitation - Kaper Having been called a “wonderful composer” and “sophisticated player” as well as “one of the most unique guitar voices to emerge over the last decade,” Brandon Coleman is an on-the-rise and in-demand performer in the world of creative guitar playing. Based out of Cincinnati, OH, Coleman performs and composes...2024-10-281h 21Live at the Bop StopBen Tweedt TrioAll music used with permission by Ben Tweedt Trio. East of the Sun and West of the Moon - Standard Flow Out - Tweedt Back to School - Tweedt Otherscape - Tweedt Iowa - Tweedt Chasing Ghosts - Tweedt Vera Cruz - Nascimento Elegy - Tweedt Apex - Tweedt Fatima - Pascoal Cincinnati based pianist Ben Tweedt is a pianist, composer, and arranger known for his lush harmonies, intricate compositions, and lyrical improvisation...2024-10-211h 42Live at the Bop StopShawn Maxwell QuartetAll music used with permission by Shawn Maxwell Quartet. Ravage Eject - Maxwell Squared Circle - Maxwell Year 3 - Maxwell Mr. Strongbow - Maxwell Welcome Anxiety - Maxwell Elbow of Phyllis - Maxwell Snow Snow - Maxwell Napping in the Sunshine - Maxwell Dangerous Curve - Maxwell Chicago based saxophonist Shawn Maxwell is consistently regarded as one of the boldest and most unique voices in jazz. Whether he’s performing material from his nine solo al...2024-10-141h 33Live at the Bop StopJamey Haddad Plays Keith JarrettAll music used with permission by Jamey Haddad. Bop-Be - Jarrett Lawns - Jarrett Le Mistral - Bley Questar - Jarrett River Man - Drake The Wind Up - Jarrett Jamey Haddad holds a unique place in both jazz and world music. Working with Yo Yo Ma – Paul Simon and Sting, Jamey is one of America’s most prominent world music percussionists. This August 19th, 2023 performance catches the Jamey Haddad Quartet in the midst of a tour that features the w...2024-10-071h 05Live at the Bop StopMonika HerzigAll music used with permission by Monika Herzig. Help Me - Mitchell Both Sides Now - Mitchell My Old Man - Mitchell Improv - Herzig I Want to Dance Again - Mitchell Don't Interrupt the Sorrow - Mitchell Hissing of Summer Lawns - Mitchell Chelsea Morning - Mitchell The Circle Game - Mitchell Both Sides of Joni is a reinterpretation of Joni Mitchell’s music that was born as a collaboration between pianist Monika Herzig an...2024-09-301h 23Live at the Bop StopTodd Marcus QuintetAll music used with permission by Todd Marcus Quintet. Privacy - Marcus Soltice - Marcus Last Call at Dimitris - MacDonald Glisten - Marcus Everyone comes to jazz in their own way and growing up for me, that pathway to jazz came via the clarinet, bass clarinet and alto clarinet which I will not be playing for you on today’s show. So when Todd Marcus and Virginia MacDonald made an appearance on our stage, it was a must attend for me. And th...2024-09-231h 04Live at the Bop StopNatalie Cressman and Ian FaquiniAll music used with permission by Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini. Song 1 - Faquini Song 2 - ? Medley - Guinga/Faquini Auburn Whisper - Cressman/Faquini You Go To My Head - Coots Shada Bein Mayama? - Hayes Bencao de Iansa - Faquini Song 8 - ? Song 9 - ? Can't Find My Way Home - Winwood Already There - Cressman/Faquini Just One of Those Things - Porter Song 13 - Medley 2 - Cressman/Faquini...2024-09-161h 22Live at the Bop StopRicardo Vivero MoralesAll music used with permission by Ricardo Vivero Morales . Introspectiva - Morales Blue In Green - Morales Equinox - Contrane Sabor a Mí - Morales West Blvd - Morales Take 2 - Morales Corazón Delator - Cerati Ricardo Vivero Morales is a guitarist and composer born in Quito, Ecuador who recently relocated to Cleveland. A musician with an eclectic background, Ricardo brings together a variety of musical traditions to deliver a sound that feels fresh but familiar to listeners fr...2024-09-091h 24Live at the Bop StopDan Wilson and Dan BruceAll music used with permission by Dan Wilson and Dan Bruce. West Coast Blues - Montgomery Oh! Lady Be Good! - Gershwin James - Metheny Smiling Eyes - Wilson Fotografia - Jobim Solo - Wilson Beatles Medley - Lennon/McCartney Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? - DeLange/Alter Dan Bruce graces our stage regularly now – but he spent a number of years cutting his teeth in Chicago where guitar duo jam sessions we...2024-09-021h 20Live at the Bop StopKeigo Hirakawa TrioAll music used with permission by Keigo Hirakawa Trio. Myth of Poseidon - Hirakawa Far Above - Hirakawa Whatchamacallit - Hirakawa Home Somewhere - Hirakawa Summertime - Standard Dreaming Awake - Coleman Pixel - Hirakawa Tones for Joan's Bones - Corea Change of Plans - Hirakawa Keigo Hirakawa is a jazz pianist with a unique sense of expression and rhythm section intersection. Sought after for his willingness to be musically spontaneous on stage, he brings...2024-08-261h 42Live at the Bop StopAlex Hamburger QuartetAll music used with permission by Graney and Hamburger. And She Spoke - Hamburger Ladybug - Hamburger Surface Unknown - Hamburger Unconditional Love - Allen Meditation on the Wind/The Journey - Hamburger Little Wing - Hendrix Plastic Stars - Hamburger On the show today, it’s Set Two of an outstanding double feature. Cleveland native Patrick Duke Graney is a multi instrumentalist, percussionist and drum-set player. He feels at home playing a diverse range of music including Jazz, Bra...2024-08-201h 10Live at the Bop StopPatrick Duke Graney Quartet Set 1All music used with permission by Graney and Hamburger. On the show today, it’s Set One of an outstanding double feature. Cleveland native Patrick Duke Graney is a multi instrumentalist, percussionist and drum-set player. He feels at home playing a diverse range of music including Jazz, Brazilian, Funk and other folk and contemporary styles from around the globe, whether he’s performing in India, Spain or Brazil. Washington DC native Alex Hamburger is an outstanding flutist and vocalist who appears here in support of her 2023 release What If? Fresh...2024-08-1957 minLive at the Bop StopHilario Duran Set 1All music used with permission by Hilario Duran. Canto De Lenguaje - Duran Contumbao - Duran Blues for Parisio - Duran Belong Especial - Duran Tumboa - Duran Cuban born Hilario Durán grew up in Havana in a musical family surrounded by a variety of diverse musical influences on a daily basis. He began working as a professional musician in Cuba’s Los Papa Cun¬-Cun Ensemble and in a variety of musical formats. Later on, in the 70’s, Durán was Chucho V...2024-08-121h 00Live at the Bop StopThe Ari Hoenig Trio Set 1All music used with permission by Ari Hoenig Trio The Fet in Me May - Hoenig Conception - Shearing Tea forTwo - Standard Sophisticated Lady - Ellington Goldenes Schatze - Hoenig Home - Hoenig Song 7 - Hoenig Song 8 - Hoenig Ari Hoenig is a jazz drummer, composer and educator known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming emphasizing complex rhythms in direct harmony with other group members. Ari is widely noted particularly for his drumming not...2024-08-051h 12Live at the Bop StopBobby Selvaggio ReplayAll music used with permission by Bobby Selvaggio This week: We're out of the office, so it's an encore presentation of one of our favorite episodes with one of our favorite performers, Bobby Selvaggio. Bobby Selvaggio never sits still with close to a dozen albums under his belt – including a live double album recorded on our stage – Bobby spent the spring of 2021 regrouping and emerged with an entirely new group – The Reframing Experience. As Bobby will be performing at this year's Rubber City Jazz Festival, we're bringing you an encore...2024-07-291h 01Live at the Bop StopStephen Phillip Harvey OctetAll music used with permission by the Stephen Phillip Harvey Octet. Stephen Phillip Harvey’s works sit squarely at the intersection of popular culture and jazz. In his latest Octet project, Stephen explores the elements on a composition he calls Elemental. The Stephen Phillip Harvey Octet performs this suite of six original compositions to bring his original interpretation of these elements and the balance they create. Fusing modern harmonies, driving vamps, and a myriad of textures, Harvey brings these forces of nature to aural landscape. From a...2024-07-2258 minLive at the Bop StopClint Bleil with the Bryan Kennard OctetAll music used with permission by Clint Bleil with the Bryan Kennard Octet. Ten time award winning composer, arranger and saxophonist Clint Bleil sits in for a night of large group arrangements with the Bryan Kennard Octet. Clint has performed along side luminaries such as Randy Brecker and Dave Holland, and has worked with acts as diverse as The Shirelles and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. Heard here with the Bryan Kennard Octet in this June 4th, 2023 performance, it’s Clint Bleil – Live at the Bop Stop. 2024-07-1558 minLive at the Bop StopSam Blakeslee SextetAll music used with permission by Sam Blakeslee Sextet. On the heels of two successful releases with Wistful Thinking, Sam Blakeslee returns to The Bop Stop with a set of Sextet Compositions to perform in advance of going into the studio for his latest big band album. This performance features Sam collaborating with Wistful Thinking saxophone bandmate Chris Coles, and Akron cohorts Tommy Lehman on Trumpet, Theron Brown on Piano, Zaire Darden on Drums and guest Kip Reed on Bass. From a June 30th, 2023 performance, it’s the Sam Blak...2024-07-0858 minLive at the Bop StopPrismAll music used with permission by Prism. What do you get when you combine saxophone, piano, bass and drums with violin and cello? This week, the answer is Prism, a jazz sextet that provides a unique and interesting jazz experience. An idea born from saxophonist John Klayman, the group features both classic and contemporary jazz pieces with a classical twist. Featuring Aidan Plank on Bass, Anothony Fuoco on Piano, Sunny Tabler on Drums, Carrie Singler on Violin and Viola, Jeffrey Singler on Cello and John Kla...2024-07-0158 minLive at the Bop StopJamey Haddad 4tet featuring Sullivan FortnerAll music used with permission by Jamey Haddad. Jamey Haddad holds a unique place in both jazz and world music. Working with Yo Yo Ma – Paul Simon and Sting, Jamey is one of America’s most prominent world music percussionists. Grammy award winning pianist Sullivan Fortner has been stretching his deep rooted talents as a composer, band leader and uncompromising individualist. Whether playing solo or leading an orchestra, Fortner engages harmony and rhythmic ideas through curiosity and clarity. Within phrases, he finds universes, and listeners often hear how he’s moved by each...2024-06-2458 minLive at the Bop StopEllie MartinAll music used with permission by Ellie Martin. Toledo, Ohio based Vocalist-composer Ellie Martin channels her diverse musical influences of jazz, pop, Latin, and singer-songwriter styles into a broad collection of all original material on this performance, which features pieces from her debut album, Verdant. From May 31st, 2023 and featuring Ariel Kasler on Guitar, Kury Krahnke on Bass, Dr. Olman Piedra on Drums and Ellie Martin on Vocals, it’s Ellie Martin – Live at the Bop Stop. Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music...2024-06-1758 minLive at the Bop StopThe Atlas Tango ProjectAll music used with permission by The Atlas Tango Project. Founded in 2009 and hailed as "one of the foremost tango ensembles in the country," The Atlas Tango Project specializes in the music of the late Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla as well as original nuevo tango compositions. They’ve appeared globally, with noteworthy performances including the premiere of “The Angel of Buenos Aires” with the world-renowned Colorado Ballet in 2016 and a premier of their own works with the Wilmington, Nort Carolina Symphony Orchestra. Featuring James Anderson on Violin, Tony Rogers on Cello...2024-06-1058 minLive at the Bop StopJavier Red's Imagery ConverterAll music used with permission by Javier Red. Following up on their highly acclaimed 2019 debut album, Chicago based Javier Red’s Imagery Converter returns to the Bop Stop in support of their sophomore release ‘Life and Umbrella’, a performance and an album meant to contribute to empathy and love for kids with autism. Featuring Javier Red on Piano, Jake Wark on Tenor Sax, Gustavo Cortinas on Drums and Ben Dillinger on Bass, and present in conjunction with our friends at New Ghosts, and from a June 15th, 2023 performance, it’s Javier R...2024-06-0358 minLive at the Bop StopAlba TrioAll music used with permission by Alba Trio. Northeast Ohio based Alba Trio was founded as a way of exploring the potential of trumpet driven chordless trios. Anthony Taddeo is perhaps heard more often as the driving force behind Alla Boara and he serves this group from behind the drum kit. Tommy Lehman works with and leads a number of groups as one of Cleveland and Akron’s busiest trumpet players. And amidst a long career spent -among other things in revitalizing the now flourishing Cape May, New Jersey jazz...2024-05-2758 minLive at the Bop StopLuca Mundaca12All music used with permission by Luca Mundaca. Acclaimed guitarist & singer/songwriter of television and films, Luca Mundaca, brings brilliant melodies, profound lyrics, and a glorious blend of flavors of her native Brazil to the program. Winner of the 2008 Independent Music Awards World Fusion category, Luca Mundaca’s compositions have appeared in over a dozen films and television shows. From June 3rd, 2023, it’s An Evening With Luca Mundaca – Live at the Bop Stop. Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Oh...2024-05-2058 minLive at the Bop StopThird Law with Sam BlakesleeAll music used with permission by Third Law with Sam Blakeslee. Thriving jazz communities offer performers at all skill levels not only stages to play on but places to compose and perform original works. Northeast Ohio is no different, and the Third Law Collective is the music settlement’s initiative with this goal in mind. Periodically musicians from throughout the area meet up and share original works with each other and audiences. This week, we feature one of those performances. Led by bop stop director Bryan Kinnard on flute with a guest...2024-05-1358 minLive at the Bop StopDaversa and CohenAll music used with permission by Daversa and Cohen. John Daversa is a distinguished trumpet-player, composer, arranger, producer, bandleader and educator. He is world-renowned for his virtuosic, dynamic and emotive style of trumpet and EVI playing, along with imaginative, genre-bending compositions and arrangements. Tal Cohen is a Grammy award winning jazz pianist who has been playing around the Globe with Terence Blanchard, Greg Osby, and Joe Lovano at venues from Detroit to the Sydney Opera House. This week, these two team in a return Bop Stop appearance for The Art of the...2024-05-0658 minLive at the Bop StopRuss Nolan QuartetAll music used with permission by Russ Nolan Quartet. New York City based saxophonist Russ Nolan makes his first Bop Stop appearance in five years in this appearance from May 26th, 2023. Russ operates in the worlds of Modern Jazz and Salsa with ease and aplomb and it’s evident in both sets of this performance, the first of which we feature on this program. Featuring Joey Skoch on piano, Ahmed McLemore on Bass, Aaron Yanda on Drums and Russ Nolan on sax, it’s the Russ Nolan Quartet – Live at the Bop Stop.2024-04-2958 minLive at the Bop StopDan Wilson TrioAll music used with permission by Dan Wilson Trio. What can we say about Akron based guitarist Dan Wilson, at this point, that hasn’t already been said. From his work with Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride, to his extraordinary solo work, we were lucky to snag Dan for an intimate trio evening celebrating his release of his fourth album Things Eternal. For this performance, which draws on that album among a myriad of other influences, Dan once again engages Kip Reed on bass and welcomes Jessica Yefanaro on vocals. From a so...2024-04-2258 minLive at the Bop StopJoey Skoch and Ava PrestonAll music used with permission by Joey Skoch and Ava Preston. Joey Skoch left Northeast Ohio to return to his musical roots in Chicago, but not before a weekend full of dynamite performances with some of the Midwest’s best up and coming jazz artists. For this performance, not only does Joey show off his considerable talents on piano, but he’s joined by teenage vocal sensation Ava Preston. An eleven time Downbeat Student Music Award winner, Ava’s vocal abilities will very quickly become apparent for those of you who haven’t s...2024-04-1558 minLive at the Bop StopTamir HendelmanAll music used with permission by Tamir Hendleman. Social Call/If You Could See Me Now/Our Delight - Dameron Tones for Joan's Bones/500 Miles High/Bud Powell - Corea Babushka - Hendleman It's Only a Paper Moon - Arlen Weather Medley - Hendleman Infant Eyes/Yes or No - Shorter Blues for Zoey - Hendleman Here's to Life - Mandel Pianist/composer/arranger Tamir Hendelman is known for his dynamic and sensitive approach at the piano and his i...2024-04-081h 21Live at the Bop StopThe Engine RoomAll music used with permission by the Engine Room. Song 1 - Song 2 - Corcovado - Jobim Song 4 - Some Other Time - Bernstein Song 6 - Song 7 - Cantaloupe Island - Hancock The rhythm section powers the jazz band whether the horn players want to admit it or not, much in the same way a ship isn’t particularly useful without a working engine room. Which brings us to this week’s performance, featuring the rhythm section of the Cleveland Jazz Orche...2024-04-011h 06Live at the Bop StopDave Bixler and the Trio IncognitoAll music used with permission by David Bixler and the Trio Incognito. 6-29-21 - Bixler Bomb - Bixler Nobody Else But Me - Standard Luminal Space - Bixler Old Dog, New Bix - Bixler Inside the Grief - Bixler Saxophonist David Bixler keeps busy. When not hosting the podcast Liner Notes or leading the Jazz Studies program at Bowling Green State University, he tours in support of his most recent creative renaissance that culminated in the 2020 release of Inside the Grief with h...2024-03-251h 00Live at the Bop StopMatthew Fries TrioAll music used with permission by the Matthew Fries Trio. The Fog - Fries Continuum - Fries For My Nephews - Williams Senhoras Do Amazonas - Bosco Quarantine - Fries June Blues - Fries Michigan based pianist Matthew Fries is a joyful voice on the piano with a unique and recognizable style that is authentically rooted in the tradition of the classic jazz pianists, while still looking forward to the future of the music and the instrument. As a co...2024-03-181h 08Live at the Bop StopChris Hovan Organic TrioAll music used with permission by the Chris Hovan Organic Trio. Beatrice - Rivers Indonesian Nights - Monaco While We're Young - Wilder Your Mama's Got a Complex - Smith Cease the Bombing - Creque Bird of Beauty - Wonder Chris Hovan is an accomplished photographer, journalist and musician who dedicated himself to the drums in his early teens and never looked back. On this week’s show the Northeast Ohio native teams up with two Detroit heavyweights and one awesome Hammond B3 Organ for a...2024-03-1157 minLive at the Bop StopChris Coles TrioAll music used with permission by the Chris Coles Trio. All the Things You Are - Kern Take the "A" Train - Ellington Life Every Voice and Sing - Johnson Lonnie's Lament - Coltrane Excuse Not - Samuels Rhythm-A-Ning - Monk Jibun dake o aisuru - Coles Orbits - Davis It's Fine - Strayhorn Voted one of Cleveland Magazine’s most interesting people in 2021, saxophonist Chris Coles is an essential part of several projects when he’s not b...2024-03-041h 21Live at the Bop StopSammy DeLeon and Jackie Warren’s Latin Jazz QuartetAll music used with permission by Sammy DeLeon and Jackie Warren. Mambo Influenciado - Valdés Corcovado - Jobim My Little Suede Shoes - Parker Caravan - Ellington Triste - Jobim Armando's Rhumba - Corea Jackie Warren and Sammy DeLeon need no introduction. Jackie is a star, a legend performing with the 3D Jazz Trio, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, off Broadway as part of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra in Maurice Hines’ critically acclaimed Tappin’ Thru Life and at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival among...2024-02-2659 minLive at the Bop StopHamker/Leaman/PlankAll music used with permission by Grant Heineman. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) - Bowman Janine - Adderly Emily - Plank How Little It Matters How Little You Know - Carmichael/Mercer I'm Deep In A Dream of You - Baker Blues for Ike - Reinhardt Anyone who explores the rich history of jazz spends a good amount of time considering jazz pianists like Jim Hall, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Geri Allen, to name four. ...2024-02-191h 03Live at the Bop StopGrant Heineman QuartetAll music used with permission by Grant Heineman. Go East, Young Man - Miller Blue and Green - Evans Big Sky - Heineman Not Even Two Weeks - Regis Sarsaparilla Song - Heineman Lean Not - Heineman Danny Boy - Standard Grant Heineman first caught our attention at the Bop Stop’s open jazz jam sessions. Back in Northeast Ohio after winning awards at the Berklee College of Music, Grant very quickly worked his way into being an in demand pianist on...2024-02-121h 00Live at the Bop StopPaul Francis QuartetAll music used with permission by Paul Francis. All I Do - Wonder Mother Nature's Son - Lennon/McCartney I Will - McCartney Walking On The Moon - Sting Truth - Flugge Something - Harrison We Didn't Start The Fire - Joel Let Him In/Revolution - Lennon/McCartney Black Bird - McCartney In Your Eyes - Gabriel One of the enduring and arguably underappreciated aspects of music by The Beatles is how easily most o...2024-02-051h 44Live at the Bop StopEli NaragonAll music used with permission by Eli Naragon. Nah, Man - Naragon She Meant - Naragon If That's True - Spalding Walking Away - Naragon Peter's Sons - Naragon View From Webster - Naragon Hold The Line - Naragon Sister Cheryl - Naragon Pittsburgh based bassist Eli Naragon has toured and worked with some of the biggest names in jazz including Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart and Roger Humphries. He pays tribute to all of them on his 2022 debut album H...2024-01-291h 50Live at the Bop StopDarren FrateAll music used with permission by Darren Frate. African Bloom - Frate Inner Piece II - Frate Inner Piece III - Frate E Flat Minor 9 C Minor 9 - Frate Alba - Frate Into the River - Frate Assault on Montez - Frate Capo 10 - Frate Tisdale - Frate As host of the program, I try not to put my thumb on the scale and encourage people to like one artist or song over another. I have my f...2024-01-221h 16Live at the Bop StopCamila MezaAll music used with permission by Camila Meza. Atardecer - Meza Away - Meza Coracao Vagabundo - Veloso Uncovered Ground - Meza Luchin - Jara Para Volar - Meza Camila Meza is equally prized as a vocalist, guitarist and composer and has brought a sound full of warmth, intricacy and rhythmic clarity to the New York jazz scene ever since her arrival from Santiago, Chile in 2009. Inspired by jazz, South American music and American popular song of many eras and genres, she has u...2024-01-151h 01Live at the Bop StopTommy Lehman Set 2 Bonus ShowAll music used with permission by Tommy Lehman. Not Right Now - Hodge Lake Erie Sushi - Lehman Song 3 - Super Moon - Stern Surprise! Hi. Hello again. We’re back with a bonus episode of the program. The first set of the Tommy Lehman Quartet featured the group doing material among themselves from the Uplift EP. The second set of that performance was something equally special. In addition to the quartet themselves, every performance in this episode contains a special guest sitting in with the band. This...2024-01-0959 minLive at the Bop StopTommy Lehman UpliftAll music used with permission by Tommy Lehman. Song 1 - Song 2 - A Home In Any Place - Senpai Uvalde - SmokeFace Jaro - Lehman Song 6 - Song 7 - One of the joys of being involved with this program and though I hesitate to use the term jazz scene is the opportunity to see a group come together, coalesce around an initial idea, and watch that idea grow into a fully developed quartet that produces outstanding music. This week, it’s the To...2024-01-081h 16Live at the Bop StopDan Pugach NonetAll music used with permission by Dan Pugach. Brooklyn Blues - Pugach Crystal Silence - Corea Say What - Oz Noy Tolerance - Pugach Coming Here - Pugach Grammy Nominated and New York based drummer and composer Dan Pugach wows audiences globally with energetic and joyous compositions and an interplay among group members that is as impressive as it is complex. Racking up multiple ASCAP and BMI awards for his Nonet competitions, Dan’s 2018 debut Plus One made the jazz radio Top 20. His None...2024-01-011h 08Live at the Bop StopMax Schlenk's Sunset Suite12All music used with permission by Max Schlenk. Northeast Ohio native Max Schlenk returns from a stint in New York City to present the Sunset Suite, a group of compositions that relate to a series of experiences on his larger journey since the pandemic in 2020. The goal of this week and this performance is to provide a space and context to reflect on the hardships and challenges encountered over the last few years and to provide hope for the future to come. This performance reunites Max with some of his prior collaborators and includes Garrett Folger on...2023-12-2558 minLive at the Bop StopThe Danjo OrchestraAll music used with permission by The Danjo Orchestra. It’s time for your Christmas favorites – big band style. The Danjo Orchestra is a 17 piece big band that performs regularly throughout Ohio. Led by Trombonist Andrew Wegierski the group has a monthly residency at Akron’s Jilly’s Music Room. On the heels of releasing their debut EP Danjo, they joined us for this week’s holiday special. From December 8th, 2022 it’s the Danjo Orchestra Christmas Show – Live at the Bop Stop. Live At The Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Set...2023-12-1858 minLive at the Bop StopHubb's Groove Holiday SpecialAll music used with permission by Hubb’s Groove. Normally, Hubb’s groove joins us for an evening of classic r&b-soul-smooth jazz and gospel. But this week they joined us to celebrate the holidays. With a lineup including Robert Hubbard junior on drums- cliff coleson on bass – and a host of guest performers from a sold-out show on December 17th, 2022 here’s Hubb’s Groove-Live at the Bop Stop. Live At The Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction – music therapy and...2023-12-1158 minLive at the Bop StopJohn Petrucelli Quintet12All music used with permission by John Petrucelli Quntet. New Jersey native John Petrucelli leverages his diverse background to provide a hard charging, heavily improvisational based performance on this week’s program. From his beginnings on the Trenton and Newark jazz scenes, to his work with Delfeayo Marsalis’ Uptown Jazz Orchestra in New Orleans to his work with the NYYS Jazz Orchestra and Electric Trio, John mixes these influences into a powerful saxophone sound. From an October 28th, 2022 performance and featuring Tommy Lehman on Trumpet, Joey Skoch on Piano, Jordan McBride on Bass, Zaire...2023-12-0458 minLive at the Bop StopThird Law CollectiveAll music used with permission by Third Law Collective. Thriving jazz communities offer performers at all skill levels not only stages to play on but places to compose and perform original works. Northeast Ohio is no different, and the Third Law Collective is the music settlement’s initiative with this goal in mind. Periodically musicians from throughout the area meet up and share original works with each other and audiences. This week, we feature one of those performances. Led by bop stop director Bryan Kinnard on flute with a host of guest musicians and...2023-11-2758 minLive at the Bop StopYoron Isreal TrioAll music used with permission by Yoron Isreal Trio. New York City Based Drummer Yoron Israel has performed with many of the giants of jazz in the over 200 recordings he’s appeared on, including Sonny Rollins, Tony Bennett and Art Farmer. In addition to his own solo recordings he serves as the Chair and Professor of Percussion at the Berklee College of Music. Working alongside Aiden Plank on bass and Joey Skoch on piano, in this September 9th, 2022 performance, it’s the Yoron Israel Trio Plus. Live at the Bop Stop. Live A...2023-11-2058 minLive at the Bop StopUSAF Flight One ComboAll music used with permission by USAF Flight One Combo. The United States Air Force Band of Flight's "Flight One Combo" is a versatile small group performing the uniquely American art form of Jazz. The members featured in this group are all active-duty musicians serving in the United States Air Force and all but one are stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton. This performance will be the last for this quintet as they're being reassigned to other groups performing in other parts of the world. We're honored they could join us a...2023-11-1157 minLive at the Bop StopGrant Heineman Trio12All music used with permission by Grant Heineman. Cleveland native Grant Heineman returns as a graduate of the Berklee College of Music – where he directed the award winning vocal jazz quartets The Bean Tones and Point of Departure and as a winner of a 2020 Downbeat Magazine award for vocal arrangements. He impressed us with his performances at our open jam session, and he’ll impress you with his trio this week. Featuring Taylor Arbogast on bass, Colin Dorion on drums and Grant Heineman on vocals and piano it’s the Grant Heineman trio – Live at t...2023-11-0658 minLive at the Bop StopJoe Policastro TrioAll music used with permission by Joe Policastro Trio. Hailed by Downbeat for their “deft analysis of choice repertoire,” and by the Chicago Reader for their “diversity of approaches to all kinds of source material,” the JOE POLICASTRO TRIO is a forward-thinking, Chicago-based jazz trio led by bassist Joe Policastro with guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery. While firmly rooted in jazz, the band’s open-minded, inclusive nature draws upon a wide array of musical styles and sources while still keeping the aesthetic of an acoustic trio intact. The trio joined us on tour in support o...2023-10-3058 minLive at the Bop StopM.O.M.All music used with permission by M.O.M. Twin brothers Louis and Francois mouton met wind instrumentalist Jowee Omicil on the set of the television show the eddy, and the improvisational chemistry was instant and extensive. In fact, it was so extensive the three decided to take the show on the road, calling themselves M.O.M. they graced our stage for an evening of improvisational jazz with just a twinge of hip hop thrown in for good measure. Featuring Louis Moutin on drums, Francois Moutin on bass and Jowee O...2023-10-2357 minLive at the Bop StopSam Blakeslee & Wistful Thinking Part 2All music used with permission by Sam Blakeslee & Wistful Thinking. Circadian - Blakeslee Everything Happens to Sisyphus - Blakeslee Wistful Thinking - Blakeslee Nomad's Lament - Blakeslee Ego System - Blakeslee Our Bop Stop Anniversary Week wraps up with a bonus performance from Sam Blakeslee and Wistful Thinking. Sam Blakeslee and Wistful Thinking return to celebrate the release of their second album. Recorded during COVID on the heels of 2021’s “The Long Middle”, this performance celebrates the release of “Busy Body” produced and mixed in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and New Yor...2023-10-2057 minLive at the Bop StopTommy Lehman SquadTet Birthday SpecialAll music used with permission by Tommy Lehman Squadtet Twelve's It - Marselis To Be Alive - Coles Unconditional Love - Allen Song 4 - Strength In Numbers - Lehman Sweet Emma - Adderley Holdin' Court - Allen Belvedere and Pain - Lehman Our Bop Stop Anniversary Week continues with the second of two birthday shows, this one thrown in honor of yours truly. If someone offers to throw you a birthday party and lets you choose the band, which band would yo...2023-10-191h 30Live at the Bop StopBryan Kennard Sextet Birthday BashAll music used with permission by Bryan Kennard Sextet Song for One Daring - Kennard Here, the Sun Whispers - Kennard Wichita Lineman - Webb Into Blue - Kennard Better Than Yesterday - Kennard Elegy for a Light Bearer - Coles Sacry Dromedary - Kennard When We Watch The Stars - Arbogast Trinidad, Goodbye - Barron 2023-10-181h 38Live at the Bop Stop150th Episode SpecialAll music used with permission by all artists appearing. Confluence - Pulse Quartet - Season 4 Episode 5 For My Baby - Soul Message - Season 8 Episode 3 Exeter - Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Season 6 Episode 7 Lift Every Voice and Sing/Lonnie's Lament - Chris Coles - Future Episode I Put a Spell on You - Faranucci Trio - Season 3 Episode 3 Bella Ciao - Luca Ciarla - Season 10 Episode 3 Scary Dromedary - Bryan Kennard - Future Episode Tisdale - Darren Frate - Future...2023-10-171h 23Live at the Bop StopThe Jamey Haddad QuartetAll music used with permission by Jamey Haddad. Dolphin - Essa Lawns - Bley Brother Jack - Drewes Island Creek - Coleman Maracatu - Gismonti Voss No 5 - Blanco Jamey Haddad holds a unique place in both Jazz and World Music. Working with Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon and Sting, Jamey is one of America's most prominent world music percussionists. We're fortunate in that Jamey graces our stage often and always with a unique mix of musicians and a wide variety of compositions. This q...2023-10-161h 19Live at the Bop StopSam Blakeslee and Wistful ThinkingAll music used with permission by Sam Blakeslee and Wistful Thinking. Fiberglass - Blakeslee Cold River - Blakeslee What Was - Blakeslee Not In My Holler - Blakeslee Hollandaise Sauce - Blakeslee Sam Blakeslee and Wistful Thinking return to celebrate the release of their second album, recorded during covid. On the heels of 2021’s The Long Middle, this album celebrates the release of Busy Body. Produced and mixed in Cincinnati, Cleveland and New York City, the group features contributions from legendary percussionist Jamey Haddad. 2023-10-091h 01Live at the Bop StopHowie Smith SoloAll music used with permission by Howie Smith. Stella by Starlight - Young Spirits of the Canyon - Smith One Off - Smith Dune Landscape - Smith Something That Hasn't Been Written Yet - Smith Song 6 - Gershwin Song 7 - From This - Smith Howie Smith is a legend in the Northeast Ohio jazz scene. From being a core member of The Bop Stop’s longstanding Jazz Unit in the mid aughts, to his work with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Howie has...2023-10-021h 10Live at the Bop StopSteve Carrington QuintetAll music used with permission by Steve Carrington. The Call - Carrington Song 2 - Song 3 - Love TKO - Womack/Noble Little Shoes - Stern Mentored by several jazz legends during his time in Baltimore and Boston, Steve Carrington makes his first appearance on our stage. Working closely with, among others, Cyrus Chestnut in both his African Reflections Band and Quartet, his sound is bright, upbeat and prolific. Whether touring with his own quintet, Kool and the Gang or as a member of Dizzy Gillespie’s Leg...2023-09-251h 01Live at the Bop StopJohn PetrucelliAll music used with permission by John Petrucelli Lazy Bird - Coltrane Equinox - Coltrane Song 3 - Coltrane Moment's Notice - Coltrane Lonnie's Lament - Coltrane New Jersey native John Petrucelli leverages his diverse background to provide a hard charging, heavily improvisational based performance on this week’s program. From his beginnings on the Trenton and Newark jazz scenes, to his work with Delfeayo Marsalis’ Uptown Jazz Orchestra in New Orleans to his work with the NYYS Jazz Orchestra and Electric Trio, John mixes these influences into a po...2023-09-181h 10Live at the Bop StopAidan Plank Presents Carmen CastaldiAll music used with permission by Aiden Plank and Carmen Castaldi Circles Around a Pillar - Castaldi Everywhere and All The Time - Castaldi Forgiveness Is Still - Castaldi Song 4 - Castaldi Song 5 - Castaldi Song 6 - Castaldi Single Reverse - Castaldi Blues for No One - Castaldi Carmen Castaldi is a Cleveland native and a jazz legend. Growing up and attending the Berklee School of Music with Joe Lovano, Castaldi spent much of the 70s and 80s in Las Vegas...2023-09-111h 19Live at the Bop StopGrassy SoundAll music used with permission by Jazz is PHSH Skylark - Millevoi Flitzer - Millevoi Worried - Millevoi Lu Fran - Millevoi Song 5 - Song 6 - Astronaut - Millevoi Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Nolan Guitarist Nick Millevoi and keyboardist Ron Stabinsky constitute the duo Grassy Sound. They combine mid century surf and exotica and a Hammond Organ swirl to produce something between Captain Beefheart and Thelonious Monk. On tour in support of their debut album ‘The Sounds of Grassy Sound’. Grassy...2023-09-0457 min