Please join us for an evening of original music and jazz standards featuring the beautiful vocals of Shannon Eller and the instrumental stylings of some of the greatest jazz musicians in Cleveland as Mark Russo leads his septet in a BOP STOP encore performance.

Mark A. Russo is a freelance jazz trumpet player and music educator in the greater Cleveland area. He is currently the director of bands at Constellation School: Parma Community High School. As a performer, Mr. Russo has worked for Carnival Cruise Lines and has performed extensively with such local groups as Bobby Selvaggio's Hedectet Jazz Collective (HJC), The AVENUE from Cleveland Music Group (CMG), and has shared the stage with such artists as Ken Peplowski, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Carl Allen, Ingrid Jensen, John Bailey, Marvin Stamm, Allen Vizzutti, Randy Johnston, Wayne Bergeron, and Mike Lee. He has also recorded many albums as a sideman with the likes of Bobby Selvaggio, Kevin Scaley, Jeremey Poparad, Asher Barkin and Lou Armagno to name a few.

Mr. Russo is a Austin Custom Brass and Torpedo Bags performing artist

www.markrussomusic.wix.com/jazz

Featuring:

• Mark Russo, trumpet
• Ricky Exton, drums
• Dan Bruce, guitar
• Shannon Eller, vocals
• Aidan Plank, bass
• Bobby Selvaggio, sax
• Chris Vollstadt, sax
• Jonathan Hooper, piano