Live at the Bop Stop

All music used with permission by Russ Nolan Quartet.

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 first 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.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

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All music used with permission by Dan Wilson Trio.

What can we say about Akron based guitarist Dan Wilson, at this point, that hasn't already been said. From his work with Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride, to his extraordinary solo work, we were lucky to snag Dan for an intimate trio evening celebrating his release of his fourth album Things Eternal.

For this performance, which draws on that album among a myriad of other influences, Dan once again engages Kip Reed on bass and welcomes Jessica Yefanaro on vocals.

From a sold out performance from April 21st, 2023, it's the Dan Wilson Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 Center, Dizzy's, Andy's or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, yet.

Featuring Ahmed McLemore on Bass, Aaron Yanda on Drums, Joey Skoch on Piano and Keyboards and featuring Ava Preston on vocals, and from a May 24th, 2023 performance, it's Joey Skoch and Ava Preston performing a suite they call "Who Cares?" -Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 of vocalists, from Natalie Cole to Barbra Streisand, Roberta Gambarini to Tierney Sutton.

This performance, however, is a solo program featuring interpretations of both standards and of his own compositions, including those of his most recent #1 Jazz Chart album Destinations.

From March 5th, 2023 it's Tamir Hendleman – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 pianist Jackie Warren step out on their own for a show that features a mix of both standards and original compositions.

From a February 3rd, 2023 performance, it's The Engine Room – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 saxophone, it's David Bixler and Trio Incognito – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 music has been described as playful and hopeful, introspective, full of joy and wonderment, and awash with tonal colors. But it is his deeply swinging piano style and collaborative spirit that have also made him an in-demand sideman for both instrumentalists and vocalists.

Featuring Matthew Fries on piano, Carlo De Rosa on bass and Keith Hall on drums, it's the Matthew Fries Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 instrumental sounds in jazz, funk and soul.

Clif Metcalf is a disciple of Hammond B3 legend Tony Monaco and it's evident in this week's performance. Larry Barris is a mainstay in Detroit jazz on guitar and regularly performs with Marcus Belgrave and Teddy Harris, among others.

From a January 20th, 2023 performance, enjoy the Chris Hovan Organic Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 featuring Paul Samuels on drums and Jordan McBride on bass. While guitar and piano led trios are common, leading a trio on saxophone is a considerable challenge, and we think you'll agree that Chris conquers it with flying colors. From a February 17th, 2023 performance it's the Chris Coles trio – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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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 recognized timbales players in Northeast Ohio and a fixture here. His Sammy DeLeon y Su Orquestra graces stages around the world most recently as the closing act on the outdoor stage at the 2023 Tri-C Jazz Festival.

This performance also features Kip Reed on bass, and Chris Burge on Saxophone but make no mistake, this is a party and we're all along for the ride. From a March 23rd, 2023 performance it's Sammy DeLeon and Jackie Warren's Latin Jazz Quartet – Live at the Bop Stop.

Live at the Bop Stop is made possible by The Music Settlement – serving Northeast Ohio by offering music instruction, music therapy, and early childhood education since 1912. The Music Settlement's mission is to welcome all to our music and arts community to learn, create, inspire, and heal.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio, and the studios of WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

For extended versions of all of our shows, our Live at the Bop Stop podcast can be found on your favorite podcast app or visit our website at www.themusicsettlement.org and click the Bop Stop link.

To reach out directly, email [email protected].

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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