Live at the Bop Stop

Washington DC Native Alex Hamburger is an outstanding flutist and vocalist who makes a return appearance here in support of her 2023 release What If?

Featuring Alex on Flute and Vocals, Jose Luiz Martins on Piano, Kip Reed on Bass, Gabe Jones on Drums and Patrick Duke Graney on Percussion, and from a March 10th, 2024 performance, it's Alex Hamburger – Live at the Bop Stop.

New Jersey Native John Petrucelli Leverages His Diverse Background To Provide A Hard Charging, Heavily Improvisational Based Performance On This Week's Program. From His Beginnings On The Trenton And Newark Jazz Scenes, To His Work With The Uptown Jazz Orchestra In New Orleans, John Mixes These Influences Into A Powerful Sound.

John Spent Two Years In Ohio As The Susan Neumann Postdoctoral Fellow Of Jazz History At The Oberlin Conservatory, Working With Students To Explore The 100,000 Plus Recordings And Artifacts That Chronicle The History Of Jazz.

The End Of That Fellowship Sees John Departing Northeast Ohio To Return To His New Jersey Roots, But Not Before He Gave Us A Terrific Send Off Show, Which You'll Hear Today. Featuring Gabe Jones On Drums, Jordan Mcbride On Bass And John Petrucelli On Saxophone- From June 8th. 2024 It's John Petrucelli - Live At The Bop Stop.

Regarded as one of the most renowned leaders and percussionists of our time, Sammy Deleon has transcended genre, style and class into a 40+ year musical career which revels in rich influences from the 70s to the present. Deleon has fronted his own band for 27+ years becoming a staple of the Latin music scene gaining popularity for his irresistible, danceable groove-oriented music.

Jackie Warren, pianist in several notable ensembles including the 3D Jazz Trio, and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, recently appeared Off-Broadway (New World Stages) with Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra in Maurice Hines' critically acclaimed TAPPIN' THRU LIFE.

Together they make magic on stage every time they appear together, and this performance is no exception.

From January 5th, 2024 it's Sammy DeLeon y su Orquestra – Live at the Bop Stop.

Cincinnati native and New York based Andrew Haug has a compositional style best described by fellow musicians as "honest and thoughtful, beautiful yet energetic, with a hint of mysteriousness and darkness."

Bassist Ben Tiberio has spent his twenties lending a crucial voice to the upper echelons of New York City's vibrant jazz scene. Ben's bass playing has been a fixture in the bands of his generation's biggest torchbearers: Joel Ross, María Grand, Veronica Swift, and Immanuel Wilkins to name a few.

Along with Vibraphonist Josh Strange and Drummer Charlie Schefft, the quartet toured in support of their respective 2023 releases, coming together to expand upon each other's work. From a September 23rd, 2023 performance, it's the Andrew Haug Quartet - Live at the Bop Stop.

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been Northeast Ohio’s premier jazz voice since 1985. Led by award-winning composer and trombonist Paul Ferguson, the CJO promotes jazz in its historical and contemporary forms, through concerts featuring a stellar line-up of jazz luminaries, arrangers, composers, and educators.

This performance is no exception, as the CJO welcomes Italian composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and jazz composition professor Giuliana Soscia.

Giuliana Soscia has been an award winning composer, conductor, jazz accordionist and arranger for twenty five years. In addition to her current role as a professor of Jazz Composition at the G. Martucci Conservatory in Salerno she has collaborated with Roberto De Simone, Dave Douglas and Tommy Smith and conducted the National Jazz Orchestra of the Italian Conservatories.

Appearing before a sold out audience on February 23rd, 2024 courtesy of the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, it's the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Featuring Giuliana Soscia - Live at the Bop Stop.

Equally at home and adept at both straight ahead and free jazz, Cleveland based drummer Jeremy McCabe has served as an up and coming sideman in Northeast Ohio for the past five years. For this performance he steps into the limelight as bandleader for two sets that feature everything from Herbie Hancock to Radiohead to Frank Zappa.

Performing as a sextet and featuring Coleman Rose on tenor saxophone, Tim Picard on guitar, Grant Heineman on piano, Kevin Robert Martinez on bass, Will Curry on Winds and Jeremy McCabe on Drums, and from a February 15th, 2024 performance, it's the Jeremy McCabe Group – Live at the Bop Stop.

Keigo Hirakawa is a jazz pianist with a unique sense of expression and rhythm section intersection. Sought after for his willingness to be musically spontaneous on stage, he brings highly personal and engaging style of improvisation to ensembles as you'll hear in this performance in support of his latest release, Pixel.

Both Keigo and Bassist Eddie Brookshire made the trek up from Dayton for this performance and were joined by Reggie Jackson on drums. From February 19th, 2024 it's the Keigo Hirakawa 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.

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 Moises Borges and Ava Preston – 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 December 7th, 2023 performance, it's Nate Yingling – Live at the Bop Stop.