Russ Nolan Quintet, Set 2
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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.
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Theron Brown Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 this performance, which features a guest appearance from...
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Concurrence
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 particular focus on Nashville's...
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Fuoco/Folger/Castaldi
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 with...
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The Best of the Orrin Evans Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 the program, Orrin...
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OHM! Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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...
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Ari Hoenig Trio Set 2
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 being relegated to just keeping tempo, or being a side issue to the music he plays in, but rather for elevating drumming...
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Hilario Duran Set 2
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 the 70’s, Durán was Chucho Valdés’ chosen successor in Cuba’s most modern big band, Orquesta Cubana de...
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Brandon Coleman Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 music that is intricate, personal, and cinematic, inspired by his...
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Ben Tweedt Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 and his compositions and repertoire reflect his wide range of musical interests, including jazz, gospel, European classical music, Afro-Cuban music, and...
info_outlineAll 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 with trumpeter Garret Folger, and Cleveland drumming legend Carmen Castaldi for an evening performing compositions from all three group members. Garret Folger is a frequent sideman in groups throughout Northeast Ohio and tours globally as a member of Bassel and the Supernaturals, while Carmen Castaldi has five decades of experience working with the likes of Joe Lovano, Bill Perkins, Don Rickles and Sonny Stitt.
From a September 3rd, 2023 performance, it’s the Fuoco/Folger/Castaldi Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.