Joey Skoch and Ava Preston
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 seen her perform at Jazz at Lincoln...
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Tamir Hendelman
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 imaginative arrangements for his trio and as a long-time member of the Jeff Hamilton Trio. He has performed and recorded with an array...
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The Engine Room
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 Orchestra. Calling themselves the Engine Room, bassist Aidan Plank, drummer Jim Rupp and...
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Dave Bixler and the Trio Incognito
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 his Trio Incognito. Featuring Fabio Rojas on drums, Dan Loomis on bass and David Bixler on...
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Matthew Fries Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 composer and leader he has performed his own music extensively, recording ten albums of mostly original compositions. His...
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Chris Hovan Organic Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 show that celebrates the well-deserved renaissance and extensive catalog of one of the best...
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Chris Coles Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 busy working to revitalize the Jazz Studies program at the University of Akron. For this performance, Chris leads a trio...
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Sammy DeLeon and Jackie Warren’s Latin Jazz Quartet
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 many, many places. Sammy DeLeon is one of the most...
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Hamker/Leaman/Plank
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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. Joe Leaman is no different, and he leverages the trio format on this weeks program to explore works by these artists and others to provide a...
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Grant Heineman Quartet
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 the scene before decamping for Los Angeles in the fall. One of the earlier episodes of our program featured him in a trio, but...
info_outlineAll music used with permission by Occidental Gypsy.
- It Don't Mean a Think (If it Ain't Got That Swing) - Ellington/Mills
- Messalina - Feldman
- Douce Ambiance - Reinhardt
- Georgia on My Mind - Carmichael/Gorrell
- Betty's Bossa - Feldman
- It's Only a Paper Moon - Arlen/Harburg/Rose
- Minor Swing - Reinhardt
- Gypsy Blues - Feldman/Bishop/Frantz/Chapman
- Shine - Mack/Dabney/Brown
- A Day With Paula May - Feldman
- Tonight - Feldman/Bishop
- 44070: Song for Verba - Feldman
- The House I Live In - Robinson/Meerpol
- Thriller - Temperton
An Occidental Gypsy show is, without question, the most fun you can have in their native Rhode Island. Their unique blend of gypsy jazz, western rhythms and early swing era vocals have brought them international acclaim. Every Occidental Gypsy show is a party, and it’s every bit as enjoyable as the after party.
Featuring Brett Feldman on Lead Guitar, Eli Bishop on Fiddle, Jeremy Frantz on Vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Jeff Feldman on Bass, and Jon Chapman on Percussion, and from a March 31st, 2022 performance it’s Occidental Gypsy – Live at the Bop Stop.
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This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio and the studios of KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.
The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.
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