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, Liam Speaks on piano and Nehemia Stix Baker on Drums, and from a May 29th, 2024 performance, it’s the Stix Quintet – Live at the Bop Stop.

Faded - Baker
Obstacles - Speaks
Wayne's Thing Featuring Ronnell Regis - Garrett
Haynes Here Featuring Ronnell Regis - Garrett
Hargrove - Garrett

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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 collective.

Though the full group doesn’t get together often, Leo was kind enough to grace our stage in a mini reunion of sorts in the second night of a two night stand that features Jay Ashby on trombone, Kip Reed on bass and Patrick Duke Graney on drums along side Jamey Haddad on percussion and Leo Blanco on piano.

Waltz #5 - Blanco
Africa Latino - Blanco
Lawns - Blanco
Colors of the South - Blanco

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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 performance was the first of a sold out two night stand and features Chris Coles on saxophone, John Shannon on guitar, Ian Ashby on bass and Jamey Haddad on drums and percussion. From June 6th, 2024 it’s Jamey Haddad…Live at the Bop Stop.

River Man - Drake
Questar - Jarrett
In a Sentimental Mood - Ellington
Love and Life - Creque
The Wind Up - Jarrett

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This performance used with permission from Chandler Carpenter.

Chandler Carpenter’s diverse musical upbringing has resulted in a genre bending style that is evident in his performance style and original compositions as you’ll hear today. He leads many projects including his own Trio and Quartet playing original compositions and arrangements of songs from the American Songbook and Jazz Standards. He is the primary recording and touring guitarist for Cleveland based jazz and R&B pianist and vocalist Jeffery Cruz.

For this performance, Chandler Carpenter is joined by a quartet that features Nate Yingling on piano, Leo Traum on bass, and Owen Davis on drums. From an April 28th, 2024 performance, it’s the Chandler Carpenter Quartet – Live at the Bop Stop.

For more information about the program, visit our website at thebopstop.org and click on the Live at the Bop Stop Radio Show link.

This performance used with permission from Jake and John Hart

John Hart is a veteran guitarist with over 30 years of experience on the New York City jazz scene, with ten releases as a bandleader and over 100 appearances as a sideman.

Jake Hart is an award-winning emerging pianist whose 2024 debut Collage features a 56-minute solo piano performance.

The two pair up with veteran bassist Steven Kirsty and drummer and Vancouver native Tandy Petschauer to enmesh a wide variety of compositional styles into what we think you’ll find is a very interesting whole. From May 26th, 2024 it’s Jake and John Hart – Live at the Bop Stop.

This performance used with permission from Dan Weiss.

Three time Shifting Foundation grantee Dan Weiss has been hailed as one of the top five jazz drummers by The New York Times, and his large ensemble recording “Fourteen” made the top ten list of their best recordings of 2014. Weiss’s innovative drumming and forward-thinking compositions have been pushing musical limits for decades. Weiss’s intense study of jazz, classical Indian, contemporary classical, west African, and metal sets a musical platform that creates a sound that transcends conventional style or genre. His compositional trademarks are angular yet emotive melodies, complex through-composed drum parts, rhythmic cycles native to many non-western music, and melodic shapes drawing directly from the Raga System found in Indian classical music.

Scaling down to a Trio Dan Weiss has released four albums, and this performance highlight’s selections from the 2024 release Even Odds, which experiments with diverse approaches to composition and improvisation. Featuring Miguel Zenon on saxophone, Matt Mitchel on piano and Dan Weiss on drums, and from a May 4th, 2024 performance, it’s the Dan Weiss Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.

All Songs by Dan Weiss

It Is What it Is

The Childern of Uvalde

Five to Nine

Max Roach

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This performance used with permission from Zakk Jones.

Columbus, Ohio based guitarist Zakk Jones is a pre-eminent educator. At Capital University he leads one of the nation’s oldest collegiate jazz programs along with the school’s big band. In his spare time he hosts the ‘Beyond the Frets’ podcast.

His guitar trio, which you’ll hear here, has been together since 2019 and this performance highlights selections from the group’s two 2024 releases entitled ‘Why Not?’ and ‘Tomorrow Comes Early’.

From an April 24th, 2024 performance, it’s the Zakk Jones Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.

Can't Hide Love - Evans/Hall
Butterfly - Jones
Palm Grease - Hancock
Top Gun Anthem - Faltermeyer
Actual Proof - Hancock

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This performance used with permission from Daniel Meron

New York City based composer and pianist Daniel Meron brought his trio to Clevland to debut pieces from his 2024 Pinch Records based release Pendulum.

Over the past decade Meron has established himself as a prominent figure in the modern jazz scene releasing four critically acclaimed albums, and with featured performances at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Costa Rica Jazz Festival, and tours of the US, Canada, Europe and Israel.

From a May 5th, 2024 performance that features Pablo Menares on Bass, Jimmy Macbride on Drums and Daniel Meron on piano, it’s the Daniel Meron Trio – Live at the Bop Stop.

Marzuk - Meron
Up to You - Meron
Night Ride - Meron
Pendulum - Meron
Cyborg - Meron

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