BOP STOP is excited to present master musician Kenny Werner and his trio. Pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Greg Loughman, and drummer Mark Walker first met while jamming at a friend’s party, where they immediately felt a musical connection. That spontaneity and connection turned into a musical collaboration built on interplay and shared music, creating space for the music to unfold naturally in the moment.

Together, the trio brings three highly individual voices into a setting where spontaneous interaction is at the center of the music. Their performance will feature original compositions by Werner and Loughman alongside inventive, fresh arrangements of jazz standards, blending lyrical expression with adventurous improvisation. The result is an intimate, dynamic trio experience shaped in the moment by three musicians with a deep commitment to listening, exploration, and musical connection.

Tickets for tonight are $35 each (a $3 per ticket processing fee will be added to your purchase). This show will not be live-streamed.

Kenny will present a FREE Education Masterclass at 5pm before the show.

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A world-class pianist and composer, Kenny Werner has spent more than four decades developing a distinctive musical voice rooted in improvisation, spontaneity, and emotional expression. He has performed and recorded with leading jazz artists and ensembles around the world and is the author of the influential book Effortless Mastery. A Guggenheim Fellow, Werner’s compositions range from intimate trio pieces to ambitious works for jazz orchestra, choir, strings, and wind ensemble. (Kenny Werner)

Mark Walker is a Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, producer, and educator whose career has taken him across five continents. He has performed and recorded with artists including Paquito D’Rivera, Lyle Mays, Oregon, Michel Camilo, Eliane Elias, Arturo Sandoval, and many others, appearing on more than 75 recordings. Deeply influenced by jazz, Brazilian, Caribbean, and Latin American music, Walker brings extraordinary rhythmic imagination and a uniquely global perspective to every performance. He is a faculty member at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory. (Mark Walker)

Greg Loughman is a Boston-based bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator who has been a fixture on the Boston jazz scene for more than 20 years. Known for his lyrical playing, versatility, and sensitive approach to accompaniment, he has performed and recorded with artists including Danilo Perez, Kenny Werner, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Noah Preminger, and Mark Murphy. Loughman has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the Caribbean, while leading his own projects and teaching at Berklee College of Music. (Greg Loughman)