This year we're excited to be partnering with our friends from Akron to celebrate the 6th Annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival with a live, in-person concert that will also be livestreamed featuring Bobby Selvaggio and his group, Rewind Forward.

Rewind Forward features:

• Bobby Selvaggio - alto sax
• Tommy Lehman - trumpet
• Joey Skoch - piano
• Holbrook Riles - drums
• Aidan Plank - bass

Bobby Selvaggio's Rewind Forward revisits specific compositions from Bobby's previous releases and combines them with new music he has been working on.

Tickets to attend the concert are $20. To access, the livestream visit BOP STOP's Facebook page at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and appreciated and can be made at www.givebutter.com/RewindForward
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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/

https://www.opentonemusic.org/rubber-city-jazz-blues-festival