All music used with permission by Todd Marcus Quintet.

• Privacy - Marcus

• Soltice - Marcus

• Last Call at Dimitris - MacDonald

• Glisten - Marcus

Everyone comes to jazz in their own way and growing up for me, that pathway to jazz came via the clarinet, bass clarinet and alto clarinet which I will not be playing for you on today’s show.

So when Todd Marcus and Virginia MacDonald made an appearance on our stage, it was a must attend for me. And they didn’t disappoint.

Todd Marcus’ straight-ahead bass clarinet playing has carved out a unique voice for the instrument in modern jazz. His music swings hard with both a fiery and introspective intensity but also maintains a strong lyrical sensibility. Marcus’ compositions draw largely on straight-ahead jazz and classical influences but over recent years have also increasingly explored the Middle-Eastern sounds from his Egyptian-American heritage.

But wait, there’s more! Todd is joined by Toronto based clarinetist Virginia MacDonald. A lauded clarinetist in her own right, Virginia has performed and composed on over a dozen Juno Award winning albums and helps lead the Canadian Jazz Collective.

Featuring Eric Kennedy on Drums, Steven Arnold on Bass, Hannah Mayer on Piano, Virginia MacDonald on Clarinet and Todd Marcus on Bass Clarinet, from July 12th, 2023, it’s the Todd Marcus Quintet featuring Virginia MacDonald – 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

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All music used with permission by Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini.

• Song 1 - Faquini

• Song 2 - ?

• Medley - Guinga/Faquini

• Auburn Whisper - Cressman/Faquini

• You Go To My Head - Coots

• Shada Bein Mayama? - Hayes

• Bencao de Iansa - Faquini

• Song 8 - ?

• Song 9 - ?

• Can't Find My Way Home - Winwood

• Already There - Cressman/Faquini

• Just One of Those Things - Porter

• Song 13 -

• Medley 2 - Cressman/Faquini

New York City based Natalie Cressman is a singer/songwriter and trombonist who draws inspiration from a vast array of deep and powerful musical currents. She released her 5th album in April 2019, this time in collaboration with Brazilian composer, guitarist and vocalist Ian Faquini.

Drawing from impressionism, jazz, and the great Brazilian songwriting tradition, Setting Rays of Summer is a ten-track collection of original material featuring compositions in three different languages: Portuguese, English and French. With the warm instrumentation of acoustic guitar and trombone alongside two-part vocal harmonies hugging the Brazilian-accented Portuguese, Cressman & Faquini weave their musical voices together to create a fully orchestrated sound befitting a much larger ensemble, and you’ll hear much of that material on this program.

From September 8th, 2023 it’s Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini – 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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All music used with permission by Ricardo Vivero Morales .

• Introspectiva - Morales

• Blue In Green - Morales

• Equinox - Contrane

• Sabor a Mí - Morales

• West Blvd - Morales

• Take 2 - Morales

• Corazón Delator - Cerati

Ricardo Vivero Morales is a guitarist and composer born in Quito, Ecuador who recently relocated to Cleveland. A musician with an eclectic background, Ricardo brings together a variety of musical traditions to deliver a sound that feels fresh but familiar to listeners from all around the world.

This August 24th, 2023 performance celebrated the release of his debut album Introspectiva which is a set of arrangements that amalgamate Jazz, Rock and some Latin American classics.

Featuring Anthony Taddeo on Drums, Kip Reed on Bass, Grant Heineman on Keys, Ronnell Regis on Saxophone and Ricardo ViveroMorales on guitar, and presented courtesy of the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center It’s Ricardo Vivero Morales – 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

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All music used with permission by Dan Wilson and Dan Bruce.

• West Coast Blues - Montgomery

• Oh! Lady Be Good! - Gershwin

• James - Metheny

• Smiling Eyes - Wilson

• Fotografia - Jobim

• Solo - Wilson

• Beatles Medley - Lennon/McCartney

• Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? - DeLange/Alter

Dan Bruce graces our stage regularly now – but he spent a number of years cutting his teeth in Chicago where guitar duo jam sessions were commonplace.

They’re a little bit less common in Cleveland – so we knew we were in for a special night when he teamed up with Akron native – Joey DeFrancesco touring guitarist and Mack Avenue Records recording artist Dan Wilson for a night of two guitarist doing what they do best. We know this because the first performance we aired during Season Three of the program was so good, they came back and performed for us, and for you, again.

From a sold out show on July 1st, 2023 here are Dan Bruce and Dan Wilson – 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

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All music used with permission by Keigo Hirakawa Trio.

• Myth of Poseidon - Hirakawa

• Far Above - Hirakawa

• Whatchamacallit - Hirakawa

• Home Somewhere - Hirakawa

• Summertime - Standard

• Dreaming Awake - Coleman

• Pixel - Hirakawa

• Tones for Joan's Bones - Corea

• Change of Plans - Hirakawa

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 August 17th, 2023, it’s the Keigo Hirakawa 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

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All music used with permission by Graney and Hamburger.

• And She Spoke - Hamburger

• Ladybug - Hamburger

• Surface Unknown - Hamburger

• Unconditional Love - Allen

• Meditation on the Wind/The Journey - Hamburger

• Little Wing - Hendrix

• Plastic Stars - Hamburger

On the show today, it’s Set Two of an outstanding double feature. Cleveland native Patrick Duke Graney is a multi instrumentalist, percussionist and drum-set player. He feels at home playing a diverse range of music including Jazz, Brazilian, Funk and other folk and contemporary styles from around the globe, whether he’s performing in India, Spain or Brazil.

Washington DC native Alex Hamburger is an outstanding flutist and vocalist who appears here in support of her 2023 release What If? Fresh off of performances in Switzerland and Uruguay, Alex leads the second set of this July 9th 2023 performance.

Featuring Alex Hamburger on flute and drums, Jose Luiz Martins on Piano, Kip Reed on Bass, Gabe Jones on Drums, and Patrick Duke Graney on Drums, it’s a double bill and here’s the second set from it featuring the Patrick Duke Graney Quartet – 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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All music used with permission by Graney and Hamburger.

On the show today, it’s Set One of an outstanding double feature. Cleveland native Patrick Duke Graney is a multi instrumentalist, percussionist and drum-set player. He feels at home playing a diverse range of music including Jazz, Brazilian, Funk and other folk and contemporary styles from around the globe, whether he’s performing in India, Spain or Brazil.

Washington DC native Alex Hamburger is an outstanding flutist and vocalist who appears here in support of her 2023 release What If? Fresh off of performances in Switzerland and Uruguay, Alex leads the second set of this July 9th 2023 performance.

Featuring Alex Hamburger on flute and drums, Jose Luiz Martins on Piano, Kip Reed on Bass, Gabe Jones on Drums, and Patrick Duke Graney on Drums, it’s a double bill and here’s the first set from it featuring the Patrick Duke Graney Quartet – 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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All music used with permission by Hilario Duran.

• Canto De Lenguaje - Duran

• Contumbao - Duran

• Blues for Parisio - Duran

• Belong Especial - Duran

• Tumboa - Duran

Cuban born Hilario Durán grew up in Havana in a musical family surrounded by a variety of diverse musical influences on a daily basis. He began working as a professional musician in Cuba’s Los Papa Cun¬-Cun Ensemble and in a variety of musical formats. Later on, in the 70’s, Durán was Chucho Valdés’ chosen successor in Cuba’s most modern big band, Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna.

Since arriving in Toronto in 1998, Hilario has made a name for himself, he is a multi-Canadian Juno Award winner and nominee; an American Grammy nominee; a multi-Canadian National Jazz Award winner & nominee; and the proud recipient of the 2007 Chico O’Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award, from Latin Jazz USA, for his outstanding contributions to Afro-Cuban Jazz and Latin Jazz.

This group, Contumbao has an impressive dynamic range of different tempos, tones and moods and features not only Hilario but other heavyweights from the world of Cuban and Canadian Jazz including Yoser Ridriguez on bass, Amhed Mitchel on Drums and Jorge Luis Torres on Percussion. From a July 29th, 2023 sold out performance, here’s the first set of Hilario Duran’s Contumbao – 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 WBWC FM on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Additional production at the Bop Stop is provided by Graham Rosen. Technical editing for the program is provided by Dr. Pete Naegele, Shawn Gilbert, and Darren Thompson through Gilazar Media.

The executive producer and writer is Daniel Peck, with additional consulting production on behalf of The Music Settlement by Bryan Kennard.

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.

To reach out directly, email liveatthebopstop@gmail.com.

I'm Daniel Peck. Join me again next time... Live at the Bop Stop.

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