Andy Bianco Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
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 Stop.
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Moises Borges and Ava Preston
Live at the Bop Stop
Moises 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 performance, it’s...
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Nate Yingling and Friends
Live at the Bop Stop
Pianist 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. From a...
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Altin Sencalar
Live at the Bop Stop
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,...
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Oz Noy
Live at the Bop Stop
It’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 Oz Noy on Guitar, Dennis Chambers on Drums and Jimmy Haslip on Bass, and from a September 30th, 2023 performance it’s the Oz...
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Live at the Bop Stop's Best of 2024
Live at the Bop Stop
All 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 Kiego Hirakawa Far Above Ricardo Morales Introspectivo Jamey Haddad River Man Tommy Lehman Soul Serach, Part 1 Stephen Phillip Harvey Octet JT 2024 was definitely a year. And yet, we’re still here at the end of it. Whether...
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Jonah Ferguson
Live at the Bop Stop
One 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.
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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...
info_outlinePianist 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.
From a December 7th, 2023 performance, it’s Nate Yingling – Live at the Bop Stop.