Rudy's hosts the official pro jazz jam. Come out and experience some of music city's best as they take the stage with Nashville's next generation of jazz performers! You will hear a variety of young, old, new and undiscovered players showing what they can do on stage. Part of the jazz tradition and what jazz embodies is the unknown and spontaneous exploration of new musical territory with new musicians sitting in live on stage; you never know who or what to expect other than the unexpected!

We welcome all ages to this show and have a $10 food or beverage minimum.

Jerome Degey is a platinum and gold producer, orchestrator, arranger, and guitarist based in Nashville. He is originally from Paris, France. With his French and Afro-Caribbean family heritage and Parisian upbringing, Jerome has developed a deep appreciation and talent for seamlessly blending global influences into his work, making him one of his generation's most sought-after musicians and producers.

Most recently, Jerome produced, orchestrated, arranged, and mixed Max Abrams' new album, Samba Americana. This expansive project features sophisticated philharmonic orchestrations and intricate rhythms, highlighting his ability to fuse jazz with Latin and world music.

In addition to his production and arranging work, Jerome is a passionate performer. He fronts the world jazz band Caravan Tales, a project that blends jazz with world music. He also leads his own Jazz Quartet, where his virtuosity as a guitarist and composer shines. He performs regularly in Nashville with prominent players such as Marcus Finnie and Teymur Phell or legends like Danny Gottlieb, Duffy Jackson, and Chester Thompson.

Throughout his expansive career, Jerome has collaborated with a remarkable array of renowned artists from across the globe, spanning numerous genres, including Jonathan Edwards, Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), Murray Head, Spyro Gyra's Jay Beckenstein and Tom Shuman, Grace & the Victory Riders, Cunnie Williams, Duffy Jackson, Kenia, Les Étoiles, Rolando Faria, Eloisia, Monica Nogueira, Ishtar Alabina, Elissa Khoury, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Mangala Camara, Ayo, Martin Solveig, DJ Yass, Matt Pokora, Leslie, Matt Houston, Jerome "Jay" Sebag, Sofia Mestari, Teri Moise, Iva Fruhligova, Daniel Levy, Michel Delpech, Pascal Obispo, Yannick Noah, Bénabar, Irma and many others.

"A modern guitar virtuoso." - Guitar Player Magazine

"One of jazz's most celebrated guitar players." - All About Jazz

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Fareed Haque joins the Pat Coil Trio for a special evening of jazz featuring pianist Pat Coil, bassist Jacob Jezioro, and drummer Ryan Brasley. Together, the quartet will perform a program of standards, originals, and inventive arrangements, drawing on the musical interplay and spontaneous improvisation that have long defined the jazz tradition.

Modern guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque is widely recognized for his extraordinary versatility, seamlessly blending jazz, classical, world music, fusion, and contemporary improvisation into a distinctive musical voice. Born to a Pakistani father and Chilean mother, his early exposure to a wide range of musical traditions continues to shape a career defined by technical mastery, stylistic range, and fearless creativity.

After studying jazz at the University of North Texas and classical guitar at Northwestern University, Haque launched an international career that has spanned more than four decades. He has performed and recorded with artists including Paquito D'Rivera, Joe Zawinul, Sting, Joe Henderson, Herbie Mann, Bob James, Cassandra Wilson, Joe Lovano, Zakir Hussain, and many others, while releasing acclaimed recordings as a leader on Blue Note Records and Sting's Pangaea label.

Haque is also the co-founder of the influential fusion group Garaj Mahal, whose decade of extensive touring helped establish the band as one of the leading acts in the modern jam and jazz-fusion scene. His work as a composer has included commissioned concertos for guitar, and he has appeared with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and at major jazz festivals throughout the world. In 2009, he was voted Best World Guitarist in Guitar Player magazine's Readers' Poll.

Equally at home in straight-ahead jazz, global musical traditions, and adventurous improvisation, Fareed Haque remains one of today's most distinctive and innovative voices on the guitar.

Pianist Pat Coil has toured Japan, South America, Europe and the U.S. with such artists as Michael McDonald, Carmen McCrae, Olivia Newton John, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Woody Herman and many others. Pat has recorded with many artists including Natalie Cole, Trisha Yearwood, Ernie Watts, Carmen McCrae, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, Peter Cetera, Woody Herman, Scott Henderson, and Michael McDonald.

During his L.A. years, Pat played on many movie and TV scores, including Star Trek - Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Murphy Brown, Dionne Warwick & Friends, Growing Pains, Major Dad, Spencer For Hire, The Grammy Awards and many more. He played for various artists on the Tonight Show, Arsenio Hall, & Conan O’Brien. Living now in Nashville TN, Pat continues his successful career composing, recording, performing, producing, arranging and teaching. He has composed, produced and performed on hundreds of underscores heard on a variety of media all over the world. Pat taught jazz piano, combos, and improvisation at Middle Tennessee State University, and was an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University Of North Texas.

Pat has recorded six solo jazz albums of his own, the third one being a collaboration with Lyle Mays. “True North” and his new album “Birdhouse” are available at patcoil.com, cdbaby.com and I-Tunes. Pat currently tours with Michael McDonald and Lynda Carter. He also makes numerous appearances with his own group. Pat has a new release of his original music, “Music For Humans….and Other Species”. For more information, please visit patcoil.com.