Live at the Bop Stop

All music used with permission by Aaron Parks.

• Adrift - Parks

• Here - Parks

• Warm Valley - Ellington

• The Ongoing Pulse of Isness - Parks

• In A Garden - Parks

• Lilac - Parks

Aaron Parks is one of contemporary jazz’s most forward thinking and creative pianists. From his work with Terrance Blanchard to his four lauded releases as either a band leader or as a solo pianist, Aaron Parks earns accolades from The New York Times, Jazziz Magazine, the BBC and the San Jose Mercury News.

We’ve been lucky enough to host Aaron’s trio performances previously, but this time, Aaron Parks joined us for two sold out solo performances. From November 5th, 2021 it’s Aaron Parks – 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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 Krantz, Carlock and Lefevbre.

• Song 1 - Composer

• Song 2 - Composer

• Song 3 - Composer

• Song 4 - Composer

• Song 5 - Composer

Wayne Krantz, Keith Carlock and Tim Lefevbre form a powerhouse trio of improvisational jazz, when they aren’t busy being sidemen for artists such as Steely Dan, Tedeschi-Trucks and John Mayer. 

With an improvisational style rooted in funk, rock and electronica and anchored by Keith Carlock’s powerful drumming, Wayne Krantz on Guitar and Tim Lefevbre on bass, the group returned for their first tour together in 13 years in 2022. From a sold out performance on February 25th, 2022. Its Krantz/Carlok/Lefevbre, 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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 The Reclamation Band.

• Loose Change - Martinez

• Skinner's Farm - Martinez

• Think...Now! - Taddeo

• Visions - Wonder

• Numeral - Martinez

• These Roads - Martinez

• New Guard Avenue - Martinez

• The Thick of It - Martinez

• Sunset - Bush

• Farther Along - Hymn

The Reclamation Band started as a collective project led by bassist Kevin Robert Martinez during his time in Chicago, and he kept this project going after relocating to Northeast Ohio.

Featuring a mix of originals and reclaimed, seldom heard covers, The Reclamation Band sold out our outdoor concert series in July of 2021, and they packed the house for an evening of fun. 

With Kevin Robert Martinez on Bass, Tim McDonald on Woodwinds, Dan Bruce on Guitar, Anthony Taddeo on Percussion and Sara Ann on Vocals, it’s the Reclamation Band – 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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.

Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here!

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All music used with permission by Aidan Plank’s Collected Works.

• A Place to Start - Plank

• Walk with Me - Kennard

• Chronomentrophobia - Wagner

• Almost - Plank

• Time to Mind the Mystics - Bruce

• Song for One Daring - Kennard

• You vs You - Bruce

• Pulse - Plank

• The Conflux of Time - Coles

This week’s program features a celebration of original works from Northeast Ohio performers and composers. Bassist Aidan plank is a key member of the Cleveland jazz orchestra and he welcomes a host of friends and fellow musicians, each of whom present original compositions.

This performance features John Klayman, Chris Coles and Brad Wagner on saxophones, Dan Bruce on guitar among a host of other musicians showcasing their works in guest appearances.

From  September 10th, 2021 it’s Aidan Plank’s Collected Works – 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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 Charlie Ballentine.

Thank You-Ballentine Sweet Tooth-Ballentine Strange Idea-Ballentine Wayfairing Stranger-Ballentine Snow Angel-Ballentine Off Minor-Monk Midwestern Love Story-Ballantine Kilgore in Timequake-Ballentine No Damn Cat, No Damn Cradle-Ballentine 

This week -Indianapolis based guitarist Charlie Ballentine returns to our stage and to our program – this time in front of a live audience.

Charlie released two albums in 2021 ; cold coffee is a collection of his own works and life is brief – a tribute to Bob Dylan, which landed on Jazziz magazine’s top ten best releases list.

Charlie returns once again with a trio that features Charlie on guitar, Cassius Goens III on drums and Jesse Wittman on bass. From August 24th, 2022 it’s Charlie Ballantine – 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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.

Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here!

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All music used with permission by Matthew Shipp.

New York City based pianist Matthew Ship has a thirty year catalog as a bandleader, session player and core member of David Ware’s quartet. Known initially as a free jazz performer, Matthew Shipp broadened his audio palate to explore contemporary classical and electronica.

First and foremost, though he delights in improvisation, and that is on full display in this solo performance which occurred ahead of his 2021 release Codebreaker.

Presented in conjunction with our friends at No Exit, and courtesy of a grant from the Jazz Roads foundation, from an October 19th, 2021 performance, it’s Matthew Shipp – 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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.

Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here!

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All music used with permission by Snarky Puppy Horns.

• Bread Sandwiches - Wright

• Make Me Say - Maz

• Oriental Folk Song - Shorter

• Anti Jam - Bullock

• Always on the Move - Jennings

• Quarter Master - League

Four-time Grammy award winning Snarky Puppy really doesn’t need an introduction. The full group coalesce around the University of North Texas in the early 2000s and grew into a collective juggernaut that sits at the vanguard of contemporary jazz. 

The horn section stands alone, performing not only with Snarky Puppy and other groups around Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, but also with the Grammy award winning One O’Clock Jazz Band. They also tour periodically, and we were lucky enough to get them to grace our stage for two sold out shows on March 15th, 2019. 

Featuring Jay Jennings, Justin Stanton and Mike Maher on Trumpet and Chris Bullock on Saxophones, it’s the Snarky Puppy Horns – 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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.

Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here!

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All music used with permission by Michael Formanek Drome Trio.

• Tattarrattat - Formanek

• Little PeaDrome  - Formanek

• New Drome - Formanek

• With Chach - Formanek

Michael Formanek has been described as “a bold and unclassifiable bassist and composer,” and his trio graced our stage for the first time in three years in support of their latest release Were We Where We Were. The music from that album, and this performance, is based on a set of musical palindromes that started out as graphic scores and were then reinterpreted into conventional music notation.

Two time JUNO nominee and Hagood Hardy Award Winner Chet Doxas joins the trio on saxophone and wind instruments, and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza joins on drums.

From a March 29th, 2022 performance, it’s Michael Formanek’s Drome 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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.

Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here!

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All music used with permission by Sincerely, Linus.

• Quarx - Polancich

• Mohabi - Meisel

• Fun Sin - Polancich/Meisel

• Aluge/Jarred - Meisel

• The People Out There - Polancich/Meisel

• India - Coltrane

• Lies - Polancich

• Being There - Polancich

• Hot Samwich - Polancich

• Dare to Hear the Truth - Polancich/Meisel

• Italy - Polancich/Meisel

Milwaukee based Sincerely, Linus a modern music ensemble led by percussionist Jake Polancich. He and Saxophonist Ryan Meisel are both educators, while Matt Rogers has both an upright and electric bass who can play any style of music placed in front of him.

Playing in support of their 2021 release Quarx and appearing courtesy of a grant from the Jazz Roads Foundation; From a June 18th, 2022 performance, it’s Sincerely, Linus – 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 KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media.  

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.

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.

Want to Support The Bop Stop?  Donate here!

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All music used by permission from David Friend, Jerome Begin and Sammy DeLeon.

These Patterns           Friend/Begin Chords Pulling           Friend/Begin Rolling                       Friend/Begin Like Thunder             Friend/Begin Quick                        Friend/Begin Thunder and Dissolve    Friend/Begin How Insensitive          Jobim Blue Bossa                  Durham

David Friend is a classically-trained pianist who focuses on new and experimental music and collaborates frequently with groups including Bent Duo, Grand Bang and Alarm Will Sound.

Jerome Begin has extensive experience as a composer in dance and theater and has a deep understanding of the dynamics of live performance. 

Together, they graced our stage with a performance of Post, a set of pieces for solo piano with extensive processing that explores a different way of creating an uncanny valley type of reality where human, acoustic and electronic/processed elements interact and overlap in disorienting ways.

Presented in conjunction with our friends at No Exit, whose mission is to bring contemporary, avant-garde concert music to audiences in Northeast Ohio and beyond, it's David Friend and Jerome Begin - Live at the Bop Stop.

With our extra available time on the episode this week, we present a private performance by the Sammy DeLeon Quartet. Featuring Sammy on Percussion and Jackie Warren on Piano, it's the Sammy DeLeon Quartet - Live at the Bop Stop.

This program is recorded at the Robert Conrad Studios at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio and the studios of KUNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Editing for WOBC,WNPA and the Public Radio Exchange is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele - and for our podcast and other radio affiliates by Shawn Gilbert at Gilazar Media. 

The executive producer is Daniel Peck – with additional consulting production by Bryan Kennard and Gabe Pollack.