Max Schlenk Quintet at BOP STOP

BOP STOP is excited to welcome back saxophonist and composer Max Schlenk back to the stage!

Max Schlenk is an emerging artist in the Northeast Ohio region. A Cleveland native, Max attended Shaker Heights High School, where he studied under professional musicians Ken Leegrand and Chris Burge. After being accepted into Oberlin Conservatory, he studied with saxophonist Gary Bartz and was a featured performer in St. Thomas with Dion Parson and at the 2020 JEN (Jazz Education Network) convention in New Orleans. After living in NYC for a brief time in 2023, he now works as a full-time freelance artist, teaching at The Music Settlement as a J@MS faculty member and as a private music instructor around the NEO area...

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BOP STOP is excited to welcome back saxophonist and composer Max Schlenk back to the stage!

Max Schlenk is an emerging artist in the Northeast Ohio region. A Cleveland native, Max attended Shaker Heights High School, where he studied under professional musicians Ken Leegrand and Chris Burge. After being accepted into Oberlin Conservatory, he studied with saxophonist Gary Bartz and was a featured performer in St. Thomas with Dion Parson and at the 2020 JEN (Jazz Education Network) convention in New Orleans. After living in NYC for a brief time in 2023, he now works as a full-time freelance artist, teaching at The Music Settlement as a J@MS faculty member and as a private music instructor around the NEO area. He continues to pursue his interests as a sideman as well as a bandleader.

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