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Early Childhood
Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
Music Therapy
Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
Bop Stop
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
April 3 from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
A lifelong resident of the Chicago area, Rob has performed and recorded with John Wetton, Rakalam Bob Moses, Fareed Haque, Howard Levy, eighth blackbird, Grazyna Auguscik, Ernie Watts, Isaiah Sharkey, Patricia Barber, Rogerio Boccato, Steve Gorn, Salar Nader, Makaya McCraven, Juma Santos, Joe Sanders, Justin Brown, Zach Brock, Melvin Butler, Greg Ward, Marquis Hill, and many more.
He is a regular member of the bands Outertown, Matt Ulery’s Loom, and Hood Smoke, and currently leads his trio featuring bassist Curt Bley (Hal Russell NRG Ensemble) and drummer Quin Kirchner(Wild Belle). Past original music projects have included The Rob Clearfield Quintet (featuring Scott Burns, John Kregor, Patrick Mulcahy and Eric Montzka) and Information Superhighway (featuring Leslie Beukelman, Patrick Mulcahy and John Smillie). In addition to performing, Rob has received commissions to compose for churches (Grace Commons – Chicago), stage productions (Purdue North Central University) and most recently, film (The Lost Remake of Beau-Geste). To date, he has released five recordings of his original music.
For his performance at BOP STOP, Rob will be performing with his trio to celebrate the release of his new record.