THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT TO ATTEND IN PERSON

Please join us as Bobby Selvaggio debuts his new group, The Reframing Experience Project! This event will be livestreamed on Facebook and limited tickets are being sold to attend in person.

To watch the livestream of this performance visit the BOP STOP's Facebook page @ 8pm on Friday May 28th. Watching the stream is free but donations are greatly encouraged and appreciated and can be made here: https://givebutter.com/ReframingExperience

In addition, we have a very limited number of tables available for those who want to attend the show in person. Ticket buyers must purchase an entire table and each table seats up to four guests. The BOP STOP bar will be open but the kitchen is closed. Feel free to bring your own food. Masks required.

Bobby's band features:

• Bobby Selvaggio - alto saxophone and pedals
• Tommy Lehman, trumpet
• Aidan Plank, bass
• Anthony Taddeo - drums
• Joey Skoch, piano

Bobby Selvaggio is one of the leading alto saxophone voices on today's jazz scene. In the words of pianist Kenny Werner, “Bobby is among the best of players out there,” and legendary saxophonist Joe Lovano praises Bobby by calling him “one of the few young saxophonists on the scene today that captures you with his strong presence, focus, and sound.”

Bobby, who grew up in the Cleveland area, earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from Kent State University. He eventually moved to New York City and earned a Masters degree in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. While in New York, Bobby studied with Joe Lovano, Bobby Watson, Dick Oatts, and Maria Schneider.

After living in New York City and gigging around town at places like the Vanguard, Smalls, and Birdland for four years, Bobby decided to move back to Cleveland with his family. He has dedicated himself to keeping jazz alive in Cleveland and his passion for jazz education has led him to serve as Director of Jazz Studies at Kent State University.

In addition to his work in jazz education, Bobby continues to expand his discography. His most recent recording isShort Stories (Origin Records, 2014) featuring Aaron Goldberg on the piano, which follows Way Of Being(Arabesque Records, 2013), Grass Roots Movement (Arabesque Records, 2011) and Modern Times (Arabesque Records, 2009). Modern Times featured Kenny Werner on piano and Sean Jones on trumpet. Bobby’s Unspoken Dialogue (Playscape Recordings, 2007), also featured Kenny Werner, as well as Jamey Haddad on drums, Ben Street on bass, and Paul Tynan on trumpet.

In addition to playing alto saxophone, Bobby also plays soprano saxophone, alto clarinet, flute, and is a composer, arranger, and jazz clinician.

http://www.bobbyselvaggio.com/