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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 - Eli Leder Trio

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/12/15

This performance used with permission from Eli Leder. Northeast Ohio's educational organizations are committed to identifying and developing young talent, and were proud to feature an emerging trio of young musicians on this weeks program. All three performers in the Eli Leder Trio emerged from the Tri-C JazzFest Academy and perform in the Spirit of the Groove under the tutelage of Dominic Farinacci. Eli Leder leads the trio this performance and matriculates at William Patterson University

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Live at the Bop Stop - Best of 2025

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/12/09

All performances used with artist permission. 2025 has come and gone and left a plethora of outstanding performances in its wake. We hope you've enjoyed the program this year and enjoy this episode as we look back at some of the best performances to grace our stage. Jamey Haddad feturing John Shannon - Cardinal Chris Burge - Land of Smiles Eli Leder Trio - Poinciana Gabi Alemana - Nice Work If You Can Get It Reclamation Band - That Look Reclamation Band - Night Market Jose Luis Martins - Ya Tra La

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Live at the Bop Stop - Nate Yingling Trio

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/12/08

This performance used with permission from Nate Yingling Youngstown native pianist and bassist Nate Yingling returns as part of our Trio Tussle series with a new set of electric tunes born of frequent collaborations with bassist Darren Frate. When he isn't touring with guitarist Vlad Cetkar, Nate is a composer and educator who also coordinates the Argonaut Rowing Club collective. Nate and Darren are joined for this November 17th, 2024 performance by drummer Zaire Darden. From November 17th, 2024

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Live at the Bop Stop - Andru Dennis Trio

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/12/01

This performance used with permission from Andru Dennis. Every jazz scene, large or small, has a performer who serves as the glue that holds groups together. They're not necessarily the person that leads but they're almost always the person who helps others shine. In Northeast Ohio in general, and Akron specifically, Andru Dennis is that performer. Andru's name is almost never on the marquee, but if you're passing through the Bop Stop here in Cleveland or a bot more often at Blu Jazz in Akron ,

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57:34

Live at the Bop Stop - OHM! Trio (2025)

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/11/24

This performance used with permission from Dan Bruce. Ohm! is the latest project from Cleveland based guitarist Dan Bruce. Dan cut his teeth in the jazz scenes in Chicago and Dallas before returning home to Northeast Ohio to continue his career as a performer and educator. You've heard the trio on the program before with a duo of performers from Pittsburgh, but this configuration features Cleveland area performers Jordan McBride on Bass and Gabe Jones on Drums. This performance captures the trio

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Live at the Bop Stop - Ari Hoenig Trio (2025)

Live at the Bop Stop ·

2025/11/17

This performance used with permission from the artist. Ari Hoenig is a jazz drummer, composer and educator known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming emphasizing complex rhythms in direct harmony with other group members. Ari is widely noted particularly for his drumming not being relegated to just keeping tempo, or being a side issue to the music he plays in, but rather for elevating drumming as an indispensable part of the performance. Ari pays a return visit to the program to,

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Live at the Bop Stop - Gabi Allemana Quartet

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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

Live at the Bop Stop ·

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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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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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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Live at the Bop Stop - Dan Bruce and Theron Brown

Live at the Bop Stop ·

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

Live at the Bop Stop ·

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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