The Music City Review

City Winery holds its brunch buffet, this time with a special Christmas concert of soul music, from Stevie Wonder’s “Someday at Christmas” to Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” to Jackson 5’s “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and many more holidayRead More

Arrington Vineyards features concerts of Jazz and Bluegrass every Saturday and Sunday. Below is listed the lineup for this month. This iteration features the Andrew Carney and the Essentials.

Back by popular demand, our new adaptation of A Christmas Carol will be returning next season! Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly prosperous curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. OnceRead More

Featuring the resounding Hallelujah Chorus, it’s Nashville's grandest Messiah — full of passion, drama and passages of stunning beauty. Celebrate the season as your Nashville Symphony & Chorus — and four astounding soloists — perform one of the most inspiring works of music ever written.Read More

In another series this month, pianist Alex Murphy presents with his trio a special homage to Vince Guaraldi’s magical Charlie Brown Christmas music. His trio features Lex Warshawsky on bass and Christian Kyle Burgs on drums, and they will beRead More

Soul, R&B, and funk singer Jannelle Means returns to Sambuca. Means has been singing in the Nashville area for over 20 years, gracing stages from the 5 Spot to BB King’s Blues Club.

The Analog continues its Analog Soul series, featuring some of the city’s most promising emerging talent who are redefining soul music. The specific performers for this iteration are still yet-to-be-announced.

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

Embark on a magical journey this holiday season with Nashville's Nutcracker by Paul Vasterling, a cherished tradition that brings together history, magic, and dance. Winner of a 2020 Emmy Award-winning film and named the Best Dance Production of 2022 byRead More

December Highlight! Armenian-Canadian pianist David Ian offers his own Christmas performance, bringing jazz trio arrangements from his four “Vintage Christmas” releases spanning over a decade. His sound is reminiscent of classic Christmas nostalgia with notable influences of Vince Guaraldi andRead More

Embark on a magical journey this holiday season with Nashville's Nutcracker by Paul Vasterling, a cherished tradition that brings together history, magic, and dance. Winner of a 2020 Emmy Award-winning film and named the Best Dance Production of 2022 byRead More

One of Nashville’s preeminent guitar talents will perform several times at the Underdog. More blues and country than jazz, Trapp’s intricate and highly technical guitar playing will surely interest those who love the technicality of jazz music. His trio featuresRead More

Every Monday night at Rudy’s Jazz Room, the Caribbean sun comes alive with the vibrant beats of the congas. Giovanni Rodríguez, a versatile artist with Dominican roots now based in Nashville, leads this project alongside some of the city's topRead More

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 (bass/vocals), Melvin Macias (piano/vocals), Jesus Agreda (Timbales), Lorenzo Molina Ruiz (Trumpet), and Manuel 'Manotas' RamierezRead More

Embark on a magical journey this holiday season with Nashville's Nutcracker by Paul Vasterling, a cherished tradition that brings together history, magic, and dance. Winner of a 2020 Emmy Award-winning film and named the Best Dance Production of 2022 byRead More

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

Embark on a magical journey this holiday season with Nashville's Nutcracker by Paul Vasterling, a cherished tradition that brings together history, magic, and dance. Winner of a 2020 Emmy Award-winning film and named the Best Dance Production of 2022 byRead More

One of Nashville’s original big bands, the Nashville Jazz Orchestra presents a post-Christmas concert on Boxing Day, under the leadership of Ted Wilson.

Guitarist and vocalist Cliff Richmond’s band always features some of Nashville’s top talent, and presents a great blend of soulful, swinging, and funky jazz.

Renowned Nashville pianist Pat Coil will lead his trio with a special appearance by renowned jazz guitarist Steve Kovalcheck, who has performed with many notable musicians, including Christian McBride, Joel Frahm, Pat Bianchi, among many others.  

Caravan Tales blends a wide variety of influences from across the world for a unique sound. The French and Afro-Caribbean background of arranger and guitarist Jerome Degey blends with the Latin and Dominican heritage of Giovanni Rodriguez, and the twoRead More

Constantine is a tenor saxophonist from Birmingham, Alabama, now an active performer in the Nashville area. He is a former member of the Grammy-nominated UNT One O’Clock Lab Band, and studied under world-renowned saxophonist Brad Leali. His quartet features SamRead More

Arrington Vineyards features concerts of Jazz and Bluegrass every Saturday and Sunday. Below is listed the lineup for this month. This iteration features the Lilliston Effect.

Rory Hoffman and Nalani bring their jazz trio back to Rudy’s. Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Hoffman (piano, guitar, saxophone, vocals) and Nalani (bass, vocals) offer a stellar combo, presenting modern interpretations of classics from the Great American Songbook.

One of Nashville’s most active and accomplished saxophonists, Aliquo will be leading performances twice this month, the first in trio format, and the second in quartet.