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Bobby Selvaggio

Born: June 5, 1969

Bobby Selvaggio is one of the leading alto saxophone voices on today's jazz scene. In the words of pianist Kenny Werner, “Bobby is among the best of players out there,” and legendary saxophonist Joe Lovano praises Bobby by calling him “one of the few young saxophonists on the scene today that captures you with his strong presence, focus, and sound.”

Bobby, who grew up in the Cleveland area, earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from Kent State University. He eventually moved to New York City and earned a Masters degree in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. While in New York, Bobby studied with Joe Lovano, Bobby Watson, Dick Oatts, and Maria Schneider.

Red Rhinoceros

By Bobby Selvaggio

Label: Hidden Cinema
Released: 2026
Track listing: Meltdown; I.C.U.R.1.2.; Six Degrees of Separation; Chelsea's Smile; Schizophrenia; Galapagos; Finger Painting; Moving to Brooklyn.

Covert Ops

May 22, 2026

Album: Multiversal: Live at Bop Stop
By Stephen Philip Harvey
Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 07:05

Bobby Selvaggio: Red Rhinoceros

by Mark Corroto
April 4, 2026

Minutes after the final out at Progressive Field, the stadium loudspeakers blast the refrain, “Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks," from the 1979 Ian Hunter anthem (You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic, Chrysalis). Fans stream out into the night singing along, celebrating another victory by their beloved small-market ballclub. Like Cleveland's Guardians, saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio has ...

Multiversal: Live at Bop Stop

By Stephen Philip Harvey

Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Multiversal (5:24); Covert Ops (7:05); Mind Your Weather, Weather Your Mind (7:40); Earth-Two (9:13); Men of Steel (6:52); Ain't No Sidekick (5:41); Inner Beast (7:25); Tectonic Shift (7:15); Band Intro Blues (4:26); Covert Ops (Alternate Take)(7:06); Earth-Two (Alternate Take)(8:53)

Hingetown Jazz Festival 2025

by John Chacona
September 4, 2025

Hingetown Jazz Festival Various venues Cleveland, OH August 30, 2025 It would surprise no one if this review of the third Hingetown Jazz Festival in Cleveland began, as such pieces often do, by noting how the festival has grown. But that would not exactly be accurate. By the most ...

Gerald Clayton, Igmar Thomas, Johnny O'Neal & Wes Montgomery

by Joe Dimino
April 27, 2025

As we gear up for the Count Basie at 90 Celebration right here in Kansas City on International Jazz Day 2025, featuring none other than the legendary Count Basie Orchestra, we kick things off in style--with a nod to one of the true greats. We open the show with Wes Montgomery, spinning a track from his ...

Sam Blakeslee Large Group at BLU Jazz+

by John Chacona
January 12, 2025

Sam Blakeslee Large Group BLU Jazz+ Akron, OH December 20, 2024 In December, flowers bloomed in northeast Ohio, but climate change had nothing to do with it. The sudden blossoming was the work of Sam Blakeslee who returned to his home state to celebrate the holidays with family and friends, 18 ...

Stories, dreams, inspirations: for my boy

By Bobby Selvaggio

Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Good People; Blue; Falling Up; I Have A Dream; Concentric Circles, Free Play, Four Past Midnight.

Lionel Hampton, Michel Camilo, Marta Sanchez and more

by David Brown
April 30, 2024

Tonight, a pair of tunes from Philly's Brecker Bros.; a Latin jazz set with Michel Camilo, Rachel Therrin, Juan Tizol, Tito Puente and more; all followed by works form James Brandon Lewis' three most recent releases. We'll continue with a birthday set for Lionel Hampton and more. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, ...