Music Instruction 
Award-winning music lessons, ensembles, and group classes for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels — children, teens, and adults.
Early Childhood 
Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
Music Therapy 
Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
BOP STOP 
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
Bop Stop
The Bop Stop opens one hour to showtime on evenings when there is a performance.
Upcoming Events
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
If you would like to receive our weekly email blast announcing our upcoming shows, please request to be added by emailing bopstop@themusicsettlement.org.
Jun
10
Thomas Schinabeck Quartet @ BOP STOP
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 7:00pm
We are excited to welcome back saxophonist and Cleveland native Thomas Schinabeck with his quartet! Tickets for this evening are $20 in each in advance,...
Jun
11
Stix Presents: “In Search of Nate Smith” @ BOP STOP
Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:00pm
Join us in welcoming Nehemiah "Stix" Baker for a night of music by Nate Smith as well as original music by Nehemiah. Tickets for tonight...
Jun
12
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Little Big Band Tribute to Ken Peplowski (Featuring Mark Vinci) @ BOP STOP
Friday, June 12, 2026 at 8:00pm
The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra returns with the CJO Little Big Band presenting a tribute to the late Ken Peplowski, who passed away suddenly on February...
Jun
13
Third Law Collective Presents: "May’s in Summer’s Arms" @ BOP STOP
Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 8:00pm
May’s in Summer’s Arms is a continuous, evening‑length performance of music written by Garrett Folger for the Third Law Collective, shaped into a single narrative...
Jun
14
Country Gongbang @ BOP STOP
Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 7:00pm
Founded in 2014, Country Gongbang blends traditional bluegrass with K-pop sensibilities, performing in both English and Korean. Their distinctive sound bridges cultures and expands the...
The Bop Stop is undoubtedly one of the most unique spaces for artists in Cleveland. Over the past several years it has become the epicenter for creative music and jazz in NEO and has almost single handedly put Cleveland back on the map for national touring jazz artists.