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Live at the Bop Stop

It"s the best in live jazz from Cleveland"s premiere jazz venue. The Bop Stop at The Music Settlement is Cleveland"s premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie. WINNER of All About Jazz"s "Top Jazz Club In The United States" 2019 WINNER of Cleveland Hot List"s "Best Jazz And Blues" 2017, 2018, 2020 WINNER of Scene Magazine"s "Best of Cleveland: BEST JAZZ CLUB" 2015, 2016 WINNER of the FOX 8 BUZZ LIST "Nightlife Spots" category,

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Live at the Bop Stop - Gabi Allemana Quartet

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/11/10

Performance used with permission from the artist. Chicago based Gabi Allemana is a Brazilian-American vocalist who studies and performs with notable musicians like La Tanya Hall, Gerald Cannon, and Eddie Henderson. Raised with a jazz foundation and Brazilian heritage, Allemana's early career included performances with Uniting Voices Chicago and collaborations with icons such as Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin. She won the YoungArts Silver Award for Jazz Voice in 2022 and has performed at Carnegie Hall

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Live at the Bop Stop - Third Law Collective

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2025/11/03

Performance used by permission of the artist. Thriving jazz communities offer performers at all skill levels not only stages to play on but places to compose and perform original works. Northeast Ohio is no different, and the Third Law Collective is the Music Settlement's initiative with this goal in mind. Periodically musicians from throughout the area meet up and share original works with each other and audiences. This week, we feature one of those performances. Led by Bop Stop Director Bryan

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Live at the Bop Stop - Sea Change

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/10/27

Performance used with permission from the artist. Washington DC based Sea Change was when bassist Stephen Arnold was asked to lead a band at the Göethe-Institut's Jazz in the Basement series. Featuring a rotating set of band members, the groups most recent release Until Now is a nine-song suite that documents the end of the pandemic and beginning of the romantic relationship between longtime friends and collaborators. This performance features selections from that release, along with selections from

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57:31

Live at the Bop Stop - Spin Cycle

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/10/20

Performance used with permission from the artist. Since 2014, contemporary jazz band Spin Cycle has been bringing their original music to clubs and concert halls across the US and Canada. Co-lead by Drummer Scott Neumann and Saxophonist Tom Christensen, the band highlights their flexibility, reach and capacity to surprise audiences. On any given song, you might encounter the modal influence of John Coltrane, the second-line funk of New Orleans, or the edgy experimentation of free jazz. The group

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Live at the Bop Stop - Marta Sanchez

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/10/13

Performance used with permission from the artist. Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, pianist and composer Marta Sánchez is actively working in the contemporary creative music scene in New York City and around the globe. Charting a significant path through her innovative and original music, she has reached an international audience, gaining significant global recognition. When not playing and recording with the David Murray Quartet, Oscar Noriega Quartet and the Maria Grand Duo, Marta performs with

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Live at the Bop Stop - Theron Brown Trio

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/10/06

Performance used with permission from the artist. You could argue at this point that Theron Brown is the glue that holds the Akron, Ohio jazz scene together. Between his work as the founder and director of the annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival, the artistic director of the I Promise School, the artist coordinator for the Curated Storefront and his heavy involvement with the Jazz Education program at the University of Akron, he’s arguably the hardest working man in show business. So we were

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Live at the Bop Stop - Sheroes

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/09/29

Performance used with permission from the artist. In 2014, Monika Herzig had the idea to bring together fellow jazz musicians with the goal of presenting powerful role models on stage as a way of breaking some lingering stereotypes following a path initially paved by Sherri Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra in the ‘90s. That effort paid off then and continues to pay off now as you’ll hear in this performance in support of their 2024 release All in Good Time The various Sheroes ensembles over time

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57:35

Live at the Bop Stop - Anthony Stanco

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/09/22

Performance used with permission from the artists. Detroit based Anthony Stanco, embodies the soulful essence of the city’s musical legacy. Fueled by the city's vibrant rhythms, Stanco honed his craft under the tutelage of local luminaries like Marcus Belgrave and Rodney Whitaker, absorbing their wisdom like the note of a melody. As leader of The Crucial Elements, Stanco commands attention with a distinctive blend of talent and charisma. Their music transcended borders while they served as cultural

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57:31

Live at the Bop Stop - The Oblivion Project Presents:...

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/09/15

This performance used by permission of the artist. THE OBLIVION PROJECT was formed in 2003, is dedicated to the exploration and performance of the over 3000 Nuevo Tango works of Argentine tango master Astor Piazzolla. The musicians from all across the Americas have collaborated to explore and share the uncompromisingly unique, unequivocally attractive language of Piazzolla’s tangos. We are extremely fortunate that they’re based here in Cleveland. This performance catches them on their 19th tour of

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57:39

Live at the Bop Stop - Joe Leaman's Steel Drum...

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/09/08

Performance used by permission from Joe Leaman. Akron based Joe Leaman is an in-demand percussionist, pianist, composer, arranger and educator with an active following throughout Northeastern Ohio. For this performance, Joe leads a quintet in exploring the music of Trinidad and Tobago but with a jazz twist. If you’re a fan of Victor Provost or Andy Narell you’ll be familiar with the steel drum sound but if you aren’t, consider this a great introduction to the art form. Appearing here courtesy of

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57:39

Live at the Bop Stop - Dan Bruce and Theron Brown

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2025/09/01

Guitarist Dan Bruce and Pianist Theron Brown are frequent quests on the program, so they don’t really need much of an introduction. They both have their own unique style and appear here in advance of their recent releases. For Theron Brown this was 2024’s Spirit Fruit and for Dan Bruce this was his 2025 release with his trio project Ohm!. They both serve as Artistic Directors of regional jazz festivals. For Theron this is the Annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival, and for Dan this is the annual

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Live at the Bop Stop - Scheen Jazzorkester

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2025/08/25

Performance used with permission from the Scheen Jazzorkester The Scheen Jazzorkester was founded in 2010 and has evolved into the the regional Jazz Orchestra of the Southern Jazz Center in Norway. It has succeeded in becoming a major force in Norwegian progressive composer-based ensembles along with similar units in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, and has released eight critically acclaimed albums. The group tours regularly, and for this performance you’ll hear, among other pieces, a commissioned piece

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Live at the Bop Stop - Alex Anest Trio

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/08/18

Performance used with permission from Alex Anest. The Detroit based Alex Anest Trio explores both original tunes and compositions from some of the greats on this organ trio performance. And its territory Alex knows well with appearances on over three dozen albums under his belt including a half dozen as a group leader. Alex anchors the group’s sound on guitar, but Jim Alfredson mans the Hammond B3 and David Ward brings the funk on drums. From a January 9th, 2025 performance it’s the Alex Anest Trio

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Live at the Bop Stop - Adam Bronstein and the AB Trio

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/08/11

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 August 8th, 2024 appearance in support of his most recent release ABTrio. Featuring Adam on Guitar,

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Live at the Bop Stop - Marc Ribot Presents: Jazz Bins

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/08/04

Performance used with permission from Marc Ribot. The Hammond B3 sound sits, at least to me, at the core of Soul Jazz. The Hammond in the right hands expresses a depth and authenticity to music that other instruments struggle to match. Guitarist Marc Ribot would take this thought one step further and assert that the depth and authenticity of the Soul Jazz movement of the late 1970s and the New York punk movement going on at the same time had similar expressiveness, even if the two scenes had

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58:02

Live at the Bop Stop - David Janeway Trio

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/07/28

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

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58:06

Live at the Bop Stop - Wilson/Lehman/Thompson

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/07/21

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,

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58:02

Live at the Bop Stop - Stix Quintet

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/07/14

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,

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Live at the Bop Stop - Jamey Haddad and Leo Blanco

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/07/07

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

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Live at the Bop Stop - Haddad/Coles/Ashby/Shannon

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/06/30

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

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