Live at the Bop Stop - David Janeway Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from David Janeway. Detroit native David Janeway cut his teeth with Marcus Belgrave and Harold McKinney before moving to New York in the late 1970s, and the enduring influences of both Motown and Latin Jazz are evident in his music. One of New York’s most thoughtful composers, David’s trio makes its Bop Stop debut in support of their second album ‘Forward Motion, released in 2024. This performance features longtime collaborator and fellow Detroit native Robert Hurst on bass, and drumming legend Billy Hart. From June 14th, 2024 it’s the David...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Wilson/Lehman/Thompson
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from Tommy Lehman. None of the three members of this week’s trio really need much of an introduction. Tommy Lehman is a Northeast Ohio native and a Hartt School of Music graduate who performs regularly across the country both as leaders of his own projects and as a member of Alla Boara and Nathan-Paul and the Admirables. Akron based guitarist Dan Wilson’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFrancesco’s quartet, with...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Stix Quintet
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from Stix Quintet This week, it’s a collection of young lions as Nehemiah Stix Baker leads the Stix Quintet. Featuring five performers all under the age of 21, the Stix Quintet features a collection of musicians from Northeast Ohio and Southeast Michigan, some of whom come out of prestigious youth programs while others, such as pianist Liam Speaks, are entirely self taught. Featuring Ayden Cohen on guitar, Alexander Thiam on Saxophone, Everett Clark on bass, Liam Speaks on piano and Nehemia Stix Baker on Drums, and from a May 29th, 2024 performance,...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Jamey Haddad and Leo Blanco
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from Jamey Haddad. Jamey Haddad holds a singular position in the world of jazz and contemporary music. Haddad’s musical voice transcends styles and trends, and the universal quality of his playing has attracted many international collaborations with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and Sting. Among many accomplishments, Jamey partnered with, among others, Venezuelan pianist Leo Blanco on Under One Sun, a multi-generational multi-national world music collective. Though the full group doesn’t get together often, Leo was kind enough to grace our...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Haddad/Coles/Ashby/Shannon
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from Jamey Haddad. Jamey Haddad holds a singular position in the world of jazz and contemporary music. Haddad’s musical voice transcends styles and trends, and the universal quality of his playing has attracted many international collaborations with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and Sting. Jamey is a frequent performer and an honored guest on the program, and he brings to the table unique arrangement with some of the midwest’s best performers. This performance was the first of a sold out two night stand and features Chris Coles on saxophone,...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Chandler Carpenter Quartet
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from Chandler Carpenter. Chandler Carpenter’s diverse musical upbringing has resulted in a genre bending style that is evident in his performance style and original compositions as you’ll hear today. He leads many projects including his own Trio and Quartet playing original compositions and arrangements of songs from the American Songbook and Jazz Standards. He is the primary recording and touring guitarist for Cleveland based jazz and R&B pianist and vocalist Jeffery Cruz. For this performance, Chandler Carpenter is joined by a quartet that...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Jake and John Hart
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from Jake and John Hart John Hart is a veteran guitarist with over 30 years of experience on the New York City jazz scene, with ten releases as a bandleader and over 100 appearances as a sideman. Jake Hart is an award-winning emerging pianist whose 2024 debut Collage features a 56-minute solo piano performance. The two pair up with veteran bassist Steven Kirsty and drummer and Vancouver native Tandy Petschauer to enmesh a wide variety of compositional styles into what we think you’ll find is a very interesting whole. From May 26th, 2024 it’s Jake and...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Dan Weiss Presents: Even Odds
Live at the Bop Stop
This performance used with permission from Dan Weiss. Three time Shifting Foundation grantee Dan Weiss has been hailed as one of the top five jazz drummers by The New York Times, and his large ensemble recording “Fourteen” made the top ten list of their best recordings of 2014. Weiss’s innovative drumming and forward-thinking compositions have been pushing musical limits for decades. Weiss’s intense study of jazz, classical Indian, contemporary classical, west African, and metal sets a musical platform that creates a sound that transcends conventional style or genre. His compositional...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Zakk Jones Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
This 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...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Daniel Meron
Live at the Bop Stop
This 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 Meron...
info_outlineThis performance used with permission from Tommy Lehman.
None of the three members of this week’s trio really need much of an introduction. Tommy Lehman is a Northeast Ohio native and a Hartt School of Music graduate who performs regularly across the country both as leaders of his own projects and as a member of Alla Boara and Nathan-Paul and the Admirables.
Akron based guitarist Dan Wilson’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFrancesco’s quartet, with which Wilson went on to earn a GRAMMY® Award nomination in 2017. Additional work with Christian McBride’s Tip City trio served as a gateway to Wilson signing with and releasing two albums on the Brother Mister record label, the most recent of which is Things Eternal.
Bassist Paul Thompson is a 30 year veteran of the Pittsburgh jazz scene and, in addition to his work as an educator he has toured the world wit the likes of Maynard Ferguson and Stanley Turrentine. His bass drives Pittsburgh jazz.
All of this is to say, you’re in for a fantastic show. From a sold out August 9th, 2024 performance, it’s the Tommy Lehman Trio Featuring Dan Wilson…Live at the Bop Stop.
The Afterthought - Harris
Christine - Williams
WIndows-Corea
Dolphin Dance-Hancock
Straight to the Throne-Lehman
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