Join us for an evening of music presented by The Flyover Collective. The Flyover Collective is a mainstream and intrepid jazz collective led by Cleveland bassist Glenn Holmes, Cincinnati trumpeter Mike Wade, and Detroit/Ann Arbor saxophonist Andrew Bishop. Also featuring Ed Ridley on piano and Paul Samuels on drums.

Tickets for tonight are $20 each in advance, $25 day of show.

Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to livestream this event. A recording of the performance will be uploaded at a later date.

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Glenn Holmes is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Holds B.A. in String Bass/Theory from Miami University (Ohio); M.M. Theory/Composition from Wichita State University.

Glenn has performed as a guest soloist both in the classical and jazz idioms. He is a former member of the Wichita Symphony and a published composer. Past member of the Jazz faculty of Wichita State and Friends University. Performances have been with Benny Golson, Sean Jones, Doc Cheatum, Earl Warren, Jerry Hahn, Richie Cole, Charlie Rouse, Andy Narell, Keith Copeland, Johnnie Harris, Eddie Daniels, Steve Houghton, Don Braden, Joe Williams, Jimmy Heath, Bobby Watson, Frank Mantooth, Benny Bailey, Ignacio Beroa, Uhron Israel, Robin Eubanks, Vanessa Rubin, Tierney Sutton, Antonio Hart, James Newton, Cecil Bridgewater, Clark Terry, Nancy Wilson, Javon Jackson, Charlie Haden, Bobby Watson, Russell Malone, Matt Wilson and Cindy Blackman and Eric Gould. Glenn is a current member of the Jazz Heritage Orchestra. Glenn is currently a member of the faculty at The Music School Settlement (Cleveland, OH). Glenn instructs jazz and classical bass.

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Andrew Bishop is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, scholar, and educator comfortable in many musical idioms. He maintains an international career and serves as a Professor and Chair of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Andrew Bishop’s three recordings as a leader, De Profundis, Time and Imaginary Time and the Hank Williams Project received widespread acclaim from the New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, the Chicago Reader, All Music Guide, Cadence Magazine, All About Jazz-New York, All About Jazz-Los Angeles, The New York Jazz Record, Stereophile Magazine, and the Detroit Free Press, among others. Elliot Simon of the New York Jazz Record recently wrote: “De Profundis impresses with its astute combination of musicianship, spirituality and compositional insight.” Furthermore, De Profundis received a “Record of the Year (Honorable Mention)” by the New York Jazz Record in 2015. He leads a variety of his own projects. He has performed with an array of settings and artists and has performed and forged important musical relationships with artists including Geri Allen, Lucian Ban, Dave Ballou, Karl Berger, Kenny Burrell, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ray Charles, Gerald Cleaver, Kris Davis, Marty Ehrlich, Michael Formanek, Robert Hurst, Chris Lightcap, Mat Maneri, Tony Malaby, Mario Pavone, Tom Rainey, Hank Roberts, Jacob Sacks, Angelica Sanchez, Tyshawn Sorey, Craig Taborn, Clark Terry, and Matt Wilson among others.

He has recorded over 50 recordings as a side-musician. As a composer and arranger, he has received numerous commissions, residencies, and awards from the ASCAP, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Andrew W. Melon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and a nomination from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He earned five degrees in music including a D.M.A. in music composition from the University of Michigan. A dedicated and committed teacher, Bishop was twice the recipient of the Arthur Anderson Professor of the Year Award, the Joyce G. Ferguson Faculty Development Grant for Excellence in Teaching, and the 2021 Harold Haugh Award for excellence in studio teaching. He is a Conn-Selmer and Vandoren artist.

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During his career, Mike Wade has been named one of the top ten unsigned jazz brass players as rated by Jazziz Magazine (1997). His composition, “Blues for Shorty Bop”, was chosen for inclusion in Jazziz on Disc collection. He has performed and/or recorded with such artists as David “Fathead” Newman, Clark Terry, Javon Jackson, Bobby Watson, Gary Bartz, Mulgrew Miller, Rene Marie, Don Braden, Steve Wilson, Othello Molineaux, Vincent Herring, Jon Hendricks & Annie Ross, Winard & Phillip Harper, Antoine Roney, Herb Jeffries, Craig Bailey, Billy Hart, Marc Cary, Bill Lee, Ricky Wellman, Bootsy Collins, Reggie Calloway, Teddy Pendergrass, The O’Jays, Maurice, Freddie, and Verdine White (Earth, Wind and Fire), Tom Tom 84, and Experience Unlimited (E.U.).

He has performed on Black Entertainment Television (BET) Jazz Discovery show and WOSU Jazz Voices television series. With either his quartet or quintet, he has performed at the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards show (2000), Cincinnati Cammy Awards show (1997), the Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest, the Charleston Jazz Festival, and the Frog Island Festival. Mike’s quintet, Standard Time, was the 1997 winner of the Cincinnati Cammy award for Best Small Jazz Group. With the Mike Wade Reality Band, he has opened (2003) for the smooth jazz group BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown). With the Famous American Trumpet Section (F.A.T.S.) he performed at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Denver, CO (2004). With the Mike Wade Sextet, he has opened (2005) for the renowned San Francisco Jazz Collective. Over the past 5 years, Mike has recently become a member of the R&B/funk super group, Cameo. Mike has had the pleasure of performing alongside the great living legend, jazz trumpeter, Eddie Henderson as a member of (F.A.T.S.).

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Well respected and seasoned, Ed Ridley's musical abilities have impacted Northeast Ohio, the US, and abroad for over 35 years. The varied experience of accompanying major artists such as Walter Hawkins, Aretha Franklin, Jon Hendricks, Vanessa Rubin, Peter Yarrow and Lauryn Hill are excellent examples of his versatility. Having dozens of recording credits, over 100 professional theater credits, and numerous composer and arranger credits, Ed's world is constantly full of musical adventure. Performer, composer, arranger, producer, conductor, musical director, and educator are all roles that Ed has maintained consistently throughout his musical career.

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Paul Samuels grew up in suburban Cleveland, where his father was a violinist for the Cleveland Orchestra and his mother was a visual artist. Samuels’ father took him to concerts performed by McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sarah Vaughn—jazz innovators who inspired young Paul to become a performing artist and drummer.

Starting his professional music career at age 14, Samuels studied with Cleveland Orchestra percussionist Robert Matson and drummer Bob McKee. As he played drums around the Cleveland area, Samuels was influenced by local musicians Lawrence Jacktown Jackson, Greg Bandy, Lamar Gaines, Bill DeArango, Jamey Haddad, Val Kent, Skip Hadden, Ace Carter, and Neal Creque.

In 1975, Samuels immersed himself in the New York music scene. While he learned from the up-and-coming musicians of his generation, it was drummer Billy Hart who influenced his musical direction. He is presently a visiting teacher of jazz studies at Oberlin Conservatory.