Toronto-born saxophonist Pete Mills presents music from his latest recording, For The Record, showcasing his bold and muscular tenor playing in a classic setting—the B3 organ quartet. Now based in the Midwest U.S. He is no stranger to this format, having previously recorded with organist Tony Monaco on Mills’ album Fresh Spin. “The Midwest, and particularly Columbus, Ohio, where I currently reside, has long been a stronghold for the tenor-B3 sound,” says Mills. “We have a wealth of fantastic organists here, and Jon Eshelman—who is prominently featured on this new record—is one of them. The quartet also features Columbus based drummer Zach Compston and Cleveland’s own, guitarist Dan Bruce.


Tickets for tonight are $25 each (a $2 per ticket processing fee will be added to your purchase).

Featuring:

Pete Mills - tenor
Jon Eshelman - Hammond B3
Zach Compston - drums
Dan Bruce - guitar

This event will also be livestreamed on BOP STOP's Youtube Channel at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and directly support the band.

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A native of Toronto, Canada, saxophonist Pete Mills has been praised by critics for his “virtuosic,” “gorgeous,” and “versatile tenor-kick-butt” playing (David Franklin, JazzTimes). The Columbus Dispatch describes Mills’ compositions as “impressive, with solos that are ear-opening...with a tone that is big and rich.” His discography includes 2026’s release This is Now and 2025’s For The Record, (7 weeks in the top 10 of the Roots Music Report Jazz Album chart, 3 weeks on Jazzweek Top 50), as well as four other albums as a leader: Sweet Shadow, (★★★½, DownBeat Magazine), featuring Matt Wilson, Pete McCann, Martin Wind, and Erik Augis, Cellar Live Records, Fresh Spin (★★★½, DownBeat), Art and Architecture (★★★★, AllMusic Guide), and his debut album, the acclaimed Momentum (COJAZZ Records). Mills has received grants from the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts and was awarded the North Carolina Arts Council Jazz Composer’s Fellowship. As a sideman, he appears on over a dozen recordings and performs regularly throughout the U.S. and Canada. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he is a featured soloist with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (Byron Stripling, Musical Director). Pete holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of North Texas and currently serves as Director of Jazz Studies at Denison University.
Visit: www.petemills.com