Live at the Bop Stop - Zach Brock and Bob Lanzetti
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artists and venue. Snarky Puppy’s reputation precedes itself, of course, but for this performance, Violinist Zack Brock and Guitarist Bob Lanzetti step out on their own to create soundscapes that invite deep listening, emphasizing nuance, spontaneity, and the power of musical storytelling. It’s a performance that’s as intimate as it is inspiring. From April 23rd, 2025 it’s Zack Brock and Bob Lanzetti…Live at the Bop Stop.
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Live at the Bop Stop - Altin Sencalar
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Hailed by Stereophile Magazine for “sound[ing] like the 21st-century grandchildren of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding” 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 2025 release ‘Unleashed’. Featuring Altin on Trombone, Matt Twaddle on Piano, Leland Nelson on Bass and Sofia Goodman on Drums, and from a May 24th,...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Abstract Citizen
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Aaron Lebos is a 25-year veteran of the Miami jazz scene. He’s a guitarist and composer who tours internationally with Nicol Henry and the Nu Deco Ensemble among others. In his quest to grow and expand musically he recruited three younger South Florida musicians to form Abstract Citizen. Appearing here courtesy of a grant from Jazz Roads, and featuring Aaron Lebos on Guitar, Marty Quinn on Bass, Vania Junco on Vocals and Lucas Apostoleris on Drums, and from a May 23rd, 2025 performance, it’s Abstract Citizen…Live at...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Max Johnson 3
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Described as “an intrepid composer, architect of sound and beast of the bass…”) composer, bassist, and improviser Max Johnson is one of the most prolific music makers in the jazz, bluegrass, improvised music, and contemporary classical worlds. Johnson has released nearly 20 albums and performed over three thousand concerts internationally with artists like Anthony Braxton, Geri Allen and Mary Halvorson. This performance features Neta Raanan on Tenor Saxophone and Eliza Salem on Drums performing selections from their...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Stix Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Nehimah Stix Baker is one of the best young drummers working in Northeast Ohio today. Whether leading his Quintet or Trio, as he is on this program, Stix understands how to best leverage the kit to drive the sound he wants to achieve. For this performance, he enlists a couple of Northeast Ohio veterans, as Joe Lehman sits in on Piano and Steve Kortyka makes a guest appearance on Saxophone along with Bradford McGee on Bass. From June 19th, 2025 it’s the Stix Trio…Live at the Bop Stop.
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Live at the Bop Stop - Max Schlenk Quintet
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Northeast Ohio has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to jazz musicians, no doubt because of the plethora of jazz and classical educational programs. Many students come for a time and move on to other pastures but some, like Max Schlenk, kick the tires on larger markets but choose to make their way back, and we’re better for it when they do. The last time saxophonist Max Schlenk was featured on this program he was a student at Oberlin leading an Octet. Six years and one sojourn to New York later Max is back and he...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Forecast: A Tribute to Roy Ayers
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. One of contemporary jazz’s best vibraphonists, Roy Ayers passed away in May of 2025 leaving behind a legacy of recordings that would be the envy of many. Forecast has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene for over 30 years, selling out shows consistently and opening for acts as diverse as Grover Washington Junior, Brian Auger and Roy Ayers himself. So, it’s only fitting that when the occasions called for it, they paid tribute to the master in this sold-out performance. Featuring Lem Adams on Vibraphone, Riley...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Reclamation Band
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Founded in Chicago and Led by Bassist Kevin Robert Martinez, Reclamation Band is modern jazz with an open rural backdrop. Its unique combination of composed and improvised elements evokes an array of moods and styles such as Americana, Avante-Garde and Blues. A number of things make this group’s sound unique. The first is the equal division between a guitar and two saxophone leads versus a rhythm section that includes Bass and Bass Clarinet along with drums. I’m a sucker for the Bass Clarinet sound and Kevin really...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Carlo de Rosa Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Bassist Carlo De Rosa is a veteran of both the New York and Miami jazz scenes. The Michigan native performed on Yo-Yo Ma’s 2009 Grammy Award Winning Album Songs of Joy and Peace and two other Grammy nominated albums. For this trio performance, he’s joined by Grammy wining Pianist Luis Perdomo, whose work with Miguel Zenon has yielded 12 albums. They’re also joined by Drummer and Composer Adam Cruz. An in demand and critically acclaimed drummer, Adam’s most noteworthy work to date includes recording and touring with...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Charlie Ballantine
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Indianapolis based guitarist Charlie Ballantine returns to our stage and to our program – this time in front of a live audience. Charlie released two albums in 2021; Cold Coffee is a collection of his own works and Life is Brief – a Tribute to Bob Dylan, which landed on Jazziz Magazine’s Top Ten Best Releases list. His most recent release is 2024’s East by Midwest and he performs selections from it on this episode. Featuring Charlie Ballantine on Guitar, Quinn Sternberg on Bass and Paul Wells on Drums, and from April...
info_outlineBobby Selvaggio is one of the leading contemporary alto sax players on the jazz scene, and one of northeast Ohio’s most prolific performers.
Performing with trios, quartets and big bands on an ongoing basis, bobby always brings audiences a wide variety of jazz in various forms. This week, it’s his reframing experience, a quintet playing arrangements of new and previously recorded material. With Bobby on saxophone are Aidan Plank on bass, Anthony Taddeo on drums, joey Scoch on piano, and Tommy Lehman on trumpet. From a May 28th, 2021 performance it’s Bobby Selvaggio’s Reframing Experience – Live at the Bop Stop.
All music used by permission from Bobby Selvaggio.
Pennonica - Monk
Italo - Taddeo
The Religion of Conformity - Selvaggio
The Cost of Inequity - Selvaggio
Reframing Experience - Selvaggio
If the World Knew Love - Selvaggio