Live at the Bop Stop - Reggie Watkins Quartet
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Long time Pittsburgh resident trombonist, pianist and band leader Reggie Watkins has released four recordings as leader and has appeared on many others. From 1999 to 2006 he served as trombonist and musical director for trumpeter and band leader for Maynard Ferguson and later served in the same capacity with singer-songwriter Jason Mraz from 2008 to 2013. Reggie has four releases as bandleader including his May 2025 release Rivers and he performs selections from that album here. Daniel Peck is your host as his...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Nathan Paul: Life's Notes
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Nathan-Paul grew up a pastor’s son here in Cleveland, and knows how to deliver sound medicine to the people. His velvety lo-fi sounds are a vibe-heavy soul party, fusing modern trap, 70s funk, and fiery southern gospel. And Fusion is an apt word for this performance, which he terms Livf’s Notes. This show is steeped in improvisation, borders on free jazz but really is best described as an hour of experimental Fusion. Featuring Garret Folger on Trumpet, Zaire Darden on Drums, Kip Reed on Bass, Chris Anderson on...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Stacy Dillard and Keigo Hirakawa
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artists and venue. A chance meeting with Wynton Marsalis in Dayton, Ohio led Stacy Dillard to New York where the saxophonist thrives fronting three of his own bands that cut across R&B/Funk and Hip Hop and serves as an in-demand sideman. It’s also where he met pianist Kiego Hirakawa with whom he partners for this performance. Keigo has spent the last 20 years touring the Midwest with his piano trio and has released three full length albums as a leader including his most recent release Pixel. You’re listening to Stacy Dillard and Kiego...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Tim Picard Quartet
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Venturing onward to New York seems to be a necessary step in the careers of most aspiring jazz artists. Guitarist Tim Picard has been a Northeast Ohio mainstay, equally adept in straight ahead and free jazz. But time marches on and opportunities abound in the Big Apple, so Tim is off to New York, but not before one last performance of originals and favorites. Backed by Theron Brown on Piano, Jordan McBride on Bass and Zaire Darden on Drums, and from a July 24th, 2025 performance it’s the Tim Picard Quartet….Live at the...
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Live at the Bop Stop - AB Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Buffalo based Adam Bronstein is a guitar player known for his clever songwriting and playful improvisation. Focusing on guitar at the forefront of its sound, his trio’s music is instrumental with influences ranging from jazz through Hip Hop, R&B and Psychedelia. We were excited to catch Adam on a recent trip to his native Buffalo, and even more excited when he appeared on tour at the Bop Stop for this May 22nd. 2025 appearance in support of his most recent release ABTrio. Featuring Adam on Guitar, James Benders on Bass...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Dave Solazzo and the Bridge
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and works used with permission from the artist and venue. Sometimes, producing an album takes work, labor, a bit of suffering and a lot of negotiation. For Central New York Based Dave Solazzo and the Bridge, the trio knew after one session that they had to hit the studio and then the road. The fruit of that chemistry produced the 2023 album Locrian Skye, and you’ll hear selections from that release on this episode of the program. Featuring Dave Solazzo on piano, Matthew Vacanti on Bass and Bill D/Agostino on Drums, and from a March 12th, 2025 performance, it’s Dave Solazzo and...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Dan Bruce and Dan WIlson
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Two legendary Northeast Ohio guitarists team up for a great duo performance from June 19th, 2025 on Live at the Bop Stop.
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Live at the Bop Stop - George Delancey
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used wtih permission from the Artist and Venue. Columbus based bassist George Delancey was a core member of the Larry Fuller Trio and has performed with Ben Patterson, Wynton Marsallis and Houston Person, among others. For this performance, he enlists a number of Central Ohio musicians to Cleveland to work out material in advance of a live album recording. For this performance, George leads a sextet that includes himself on Bass, Paul Strawser on Piano, Miles Franklin Smith on Trumpet, Jake Smith on Alto Saxophone, Robert Dove on Tenor Saxophone and Andrew Theiss on...
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Live at the Bop Stop - Alex Anest Trio
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. This week…it’s an encore performance from the dynamite Alex Anest Organ Trio on Live at the Bop Stop.
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Live at the Bop Stop - Tim Mirth Quartet Featuring Justin Tibbs
Live at the Bop Stop
Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. Northeast Ohio based guitarist Tim Mirth specializes in adventurous and diverse compositions that speak to a desire to create, explore and bring energy to the world, whether he is performing with Night Terrors, Stellar Regions or leading his own touring trio. Saxophonist Justin Tibbs specializes in straight ahead power jazz designed to bring both noise and funk in both his own JT’s Electrik Blackout and as a member of the Acid Cats. This performance features the best of the two as both players combine to produce a sound...
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Nathan-Paul grew up a pastor’s son here in Cleveland, and knows how to deliver sound medicine to the people. His velvety lo-fi sounds are a vibe-heavy soul party, fusing modern trap, 70s funk, and fiery southern gospel.
And Fusion is an apt word for this performance, which he terms Livf’s Notes. This show is steeped in improvisation, borders on free jazz but really is best described as an hour of experimental Fusion.
Featuring Garret Folger on Trumpet, Zaire Darden on Drums, Kip Reed on Bass, Chris Anderson on Trombone, Howard Alexander on Piano and Nathan Paul on Saxophones and from a September 27th, 2025 performance, it’s Nathan Paul’s Life Notes…Live at the Bop Stop.