The Music City Review

Standout Nashville pianist Kelli Cox returns to Rudy’s with a special sextet configuration of her band, featuring Steve Herman, Greg Cox, Dan Hitchcock, Chris Autry, and Chris Brown. Cox has been preforming professionally since she was fifteen, and has madeRead More

This is not a traditional jazz jam playing standards, but rather an improv jam, but any jazz player or listener will still be interested!

I couldn’t make a list of Rudy’s events without including a shout-out for the regular weekly Jazz Jam the club hosts every Sunday night. Whether you are a jazz musician and you want to jam with your fellow artists, orRead More

Artist Sarah Aili excels in many mediums, and is known for her work in music, theater, and storytelling. She was recognized by the Nashville Scene as one of the city’s top actors for her roles in Waitress and Innocent withRead More

March Highlight! While not exactly jazz, the classic pop tunes of Burt Bacharach certainly blur the lines between genres. This special act has been touring the country celebrating the music of the legendary songwriter. Featuring a nine-piece ensemble led byRead More

Live jazz at one of Nashville's most unique bars.

A favorite on the Nashville Latin and jazz scene, multi-instrumentalist Giovanni Rodriguez presents an electric night of salsa, along with his band consisting of Rodriguez (timbales/vocals), Melvin Macias (piano/vocals), Yosvany Cordero (congo/bongo), Michael S. Morton (flute/vocals), and Isoel Villarrubia (bass).

Vanderbilt’s student Latin Jazz Ensemble takes the Rudy’s stage. Led by Marc Widenhofer, this group performs original music as well as Latin classics in the Cuban and Salsa traditions.

The Miles Davis tribute ensemble returns to the Rudy’s stage. This quintet focuses on music from the “great quintets” that Miles led in the 50’s and 60’s.

Jack Ruch returns this month with his organ trio, a classic jazz format.

Every Thursday night, Rudy’s honors its New Orleans and French roots by celebrating the vibrant music of Gypsy Jazz. These nights feature a variety of small groups either led or curated by New Orleans native Brook Sutton, all performing musicRead More

Son of blues drummer Calvin Jackson and grandson of legendary blues guitarist and singer R.L. Burnside, Cedric Burnside follows fittingly in the long tradition as a blues guitarist, drummer, and singer/songwriter. His latest album, Hill Country Love, released last year,Read More

Vanderbilt’s student Big Band, directed by Ryan Middagh. Tickets are free to Vanderbilt community.

Continuing its repeating “SINdustry night” series on the first Thursday of the month, this New Orleans-style brass band returns to Rudy’s to showcase the club’s Cajun roots. Led by New Orleans native Chris Walters on piano, this band offers asRead More

A staple of the Nashville jazz scene for over two decades, vocalist Dallas Starke brings a special tribute concert to pay homage to one of jazz’s most beloved vocalists, Billie Holiday. Starke was recently nominated for the 2024 Best FemaleRead More

Acclaimed Nashville vocalist Connye Florance comes to the Jazz Cave. Florance has won many accolades, including “Jazz Vocalist of the Year,” a NAMMY (Nashville Grammy) nomination for Album of the Year, Southern Artistry’s “Esteemed Southern Artist” award, and many more.

Degey is a Nashville-based guitarist originally from Paris, France. His family heritage also features Afro-Caribbean roots, and together with his longtime interest and study of Brazilian culture, these influences create a rather unique musical blend.

In the first-ever Nashville Jazz Workshop – Analog partnership, B3 organist Ty Bailie and his trio perform with special guests. Highly regarded as a Hammond-organ extraordinaire, Bailie has performance and recording credits with legends such as Gladys Knight, Peter Frampton,Read More

Daniel Kuk is a young up-and-coming pianist who, as you can tell from other lineups listed in this newsletter, is already making waves in the scene and proving himself in-demand. He has lived in Nashville most of his life, andRead More

Arrington’s Live Jazz on the Hillside series returns for live jazz concerts every Saturday and Sunday in April. Saturday concerts are from 3:00-7:00 PM and Sunday concerts are from 1:00-5:00 PM. Food will be available from Simply Living Life andRead More

Acclaimed seven-string jazz guitarist Ted Ludwig brings one of jazz’s classic trio formats to Rudy’s. The organ trio is one of my personal favorite lineups for a jazz ensemble, and Ludwig has brought the best with him, with Charles TreadwayRead More

Saxophonist Don Aliquo leads his quartet, this time featuring Bruce Dudley (piano), Jack Aylor (bass), and Ryan Brassley (drums).

The Analog continues its partnership with the NJW, this time to celebrate the centennial of one of the jazz’s greatest pianists, Oscar Peterson, prolific performer and recording artist, and winner of eight Grammy awards.To mark the occasion, the Oscar PetersonRead More

Nashville bassist Jonathan Wires returns as bandleader in a quartet setting.