Music City's Authentic Jazz Club
Serving classic New Orleans prohibition cocktails, local brews, and New Orleans cuisine.
HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS
Sundays-Thursdays: 5pm-7pm $7 Wells, $8 House Wines
Mondays: 9pm-Close $8 Cuba Libres, $12 Estrella & Shot of Lunazul Blanco
TONIGHT'S SHOWS
Hot Club Gypsy Jazz Thursdays; Rudy’s French Connection
6:00pm-8:15pm, $14 at the door
Hot Club Gypsy Jazz Thursdays; Rudy’s French Connection
Every Thursday we honor our New Orleans and French roots and Rudy’s comes alive with a variety of small groups in the style of gypsy jazz swing. We bring you music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with "Hot Club" gypsy jazz swing. Known for fierce tempos and effortless improvisation, our Hot Club Gypsy Thursdays are sure to entertain, inspire, and bring you back to some authentic "jazz manouche" with groups either led or curated by New Orleans LA native Brook Sutton.
There’s no better place to chill, cozy up and relax after work. Imbibe French Quarter inspired cocktails or a glass of Côtes du Rhône, and enjoy some gumbo and beignets, while listening to the rhythm and mood of hot club jazz in Nashville’s most intimate and romantic room.
Every Thursday we honor our New Orleans and French roots and Rudy’s comes alive with a variety of small groups in the style of gypsy jazz swing. We bring you music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with "Hot Club" gypsy jazz swing. Known for fierce tempos and effortless improvisation, our Hot Club Gypsy Thursdays are sure to entertain, inspire, and bring you back to some authentic "jazz manouche" with groups either led or curated by New Orleans LA native Brook Sutton.
There’s no better place to chill, cozy up and relax after work. Imbibe French Quarter inspired cocktails or a glass of Côtes du Rhône, and enjoy some gumbo and beignets, while listening to the rhythm and mood of hot club jazz in Nashville’s most intimate and romantic room.
Wendy Burns & Paul Childers "Jazz's Greatest Duets" Encore Show
9:00pm-11:15pm, $18 at the door
Join us for an unforgettable evening as Wendy Burns and Paul Childers present "Jazz’s Greatest Duets" Encore Show. An Epic Collaboration of finely tuned talents that together present a contagious happy energy.
Paul and Wendy join together once again for an evening that will capture your heart. Celebrating some of jazz’s greatest and most loved songs. The songs you can’t forget and the songs and the moments you want to remember. Classic tunes Dating all the way back to the turn of the 19th century and are still celebrated and loved today, songs of pure and wonderful love. Paul and Wendy will also perform original tunes that will capture your heart.
Paul Childers
Blending Jazz, R&B, and Soul, Paul Childers is leading a new breed of singer/songwriters and guitarists. Hailing from Nashville, he finds a way to blur the lines cast between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix styles of guitar playing, a Motown rhythm section, and jazz vocal melodies.
Touring internationally since 2017, Childers has opened for Vince Gill, Robert Cray, Third Eye Blind, and Leann Rimes, and headlined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He has also played the actual guitars of Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix in tribute at the Songbirds Guitar Museum Ambassador. Childers was selected by Acmeville Records as the debut artist on their label, which features live recordings from the Nashville music hotspot.
His first two albums, Naked Poetry and Secondary Colors, released in the Top 20 worldwide for both Pop and RnB Billboard charts.
Wendy Burns
2024 NIMA Best Jazz Vocalist winner, Nashville's 2022 Inducted member Academy of Local Musicians Hall of Fame and 2023 & 2024 Mississippi Music Foundations Best Female Jazz vocalists of the year.
Flute playing jazz vocalist Wendy Burns of Nashville TN has studied and performed songs from the 1940's Jazz Big Band era since the age of 9 years old. She has been described as having a unique voice that fits the era. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and has sessioned and performed with many of the Nashville classic country greats. With a deep passion for jazz standards, and as a hopeless romantic, Wendy believes there's beauty in staying true to the melodies as they were written. Her set list includes songs from the "Great American Songbook", jazz standards, and a number of her fabulous original pieces that reminisce of cherished jazz classics you've never heard. Wendy's influences are Judy Garland, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrew Sisters, and Helen Forrest, to name a few. You will also hear some of her original tunes in vaudeville fashion featuring "Grover" her ukulele.
"She expertly delivers jazz vocals in traditional speakeasy style and displays her exceptional talent on flute as well. She does an excellent job, a true entertainer, she holds her audience and has them laughing with her patter between songs." - Gary Cobb, Nashville Tn
"When singing the classics, I’ve always tried to sing the melodies as close to the original version as possible. I feel you can get closest to the composer's feelings by doing that and by staying within it that realm. To think that someone in a time long ago did their best to put their feelings and words of love on a sheet of paper so that generations ahead would hear it just as it was written is a golden key to a door of a time before. Maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic and madly in love with the idea of living back in that time." - Wendy Burns
Paul and Wendy join together once again for an evening that will capture your heart. Celebrating some of jazz’s greatest and most loved songs. The songs you can’t forget and the songs and the moments you want to remember. Classic tunes Dating all the way back to the turn of the 19th century and are still celebrated and loved today, songs of pure and wonderful love. Paul and Wendy will also perform original tunes that will capture your heart.
Paul Childers
Blending Jazz, R&B, and Soul, Paul Childers is leading a new breed of singer/songwriters and guitarists. Hailing from Nashville, he finds a way to blur the lines cast between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix styles of guitar playing, a Motown rhythm section, and jazz vocal melodies.
Touring internationally since 2017, Childers has opened for Vince Gill, Robert Cray, Third Eye Blind, and Leann Rimes, and headlined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He has also played the actual guitars of Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix in tribute at the Songbirds Guitar Museum Ambassador. Childers was selected by Acmeville Records as the debut artist on their label, which features live recordings from the Nashville music hotspot.
His first two albums, Naked Poetry and Secondary Colors, released in the Top 20 worldwide for both Pop and RnB Billboard charts.
Wendy Burns
2024 NIMA Best Jazz Vocalist winner, Nashville's 2022 Inducted member Academy of Local Musicians Hall of Fame and 2023 & 2024 Mississippi Music Foundations Best Female Jazz vocalists of the year.
Flute playing jazz vocalist Wendy Burns of Nashville TN has studied and performed songs from the 1940's Jazz Big Band era since the age of 9 years old. She has been described as having a unique voice that fits the era. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and has sessioned and performed with many of the Nashville classic country greats. With a deep passion for jazz standards, and as a hopeless romantic, Wendy believes there's beauty in staying true to the melodies as they were written. Her set list includes songs from the "Great American Songbook", jazz standards, and a number of her fabulous original pieces that reminisce of cherished jazz classics you've never heard. Wendy's influences are Judy Garland, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrew Sisters, and Helen Forrest, to name a few. You will also hear some of her original tunes in vaudeville fashion featuring "Grover" her ukulele.
"She expertly delivers jazz vocals in traditional speakeasy style and displays her exceptional talent on flute as well. She does an excellent job, a true entertainer, she holds her audience and has them laughing with her patter between songs." - Gary Cobb, Nashville Tn
"When singing the classics, I’ve always tried to sing the melodies as close to the original version as possible. I feel you can get closest to the composer's feelings by doing that and by staying within it that realm. To think that someone in a time long ago did their best to put their feelings and words of love on a sheet of paper so that generations ahead would hear it just as it was written is a golden key to a door of a time before. Maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic and madly in love with the idea of living back in that time." - Wendy Burns
UPCOMING SHOWSFULL CALENDAR
Jun 27
An Intimate Evening with LaLa Deaton
5:30pm-7:15pm central, $16 at the door
Vocalist LaLa Deaton leads her group playing jazz standards, originals, with timeless vibes featuring Pat Coil on piano, Max Neiderle on clarinet/sax, David Santos on bass, Ryan Brasley on drums.
LaLa Deaton is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter whose dynamic artistry spans pop, country, and big band jazz. With four studio albums, numerous awards, and credits as a producer, songwriter, and arranger, LaLa has firmly established herself as a multifaceted force in the music industry.
Her solo recording journey began with the 2016 release of Dare, a pop/country EP, followed by the industry-lauded Christmassing: New Classics for the Old Soul—a self-produced, all-original big band Christmas album that pays loving homage to the 1940s era. Her most recent project, Love, is a genre-blending collaboration with hip-hop artist Robby Blair.
In 2018, LaLa made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage alongside TV star and co-writer Charles Esten (Nashville, Outer Banks, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), and has been invited back multiple times since. Her songwriting earned international acclaim in 2019 with a Golden Guitar nomination for “Traditional Country Album of the Year” in Australia, for the Angus Gill album Welcome to My Heart, which features LaLa’s title track.
Her songs have been featured in film and television and performed or recorded by over 30 artists across a wide range of genres. Her music regularly plays at retreats led by New York Times bestselling author and speaker Dr. Joe Dispenza, and has been spotlighted on Mitch Albom’s (Tuesdays with Morrie) personal playlist and the official website of renowned Law of Attraction expert Bob Proctor.
In 2023, LaLa produced and released JaLaJeRu Vocal Jazz, a vocal jazz Christmas album that showcases her signature harmonic style. She is currently composing and arranging a new big band jazz album slated for release next year. LaLa’s music is available on all streaming platforms and at laladeaton.com/music.
LaLa Deaton is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter whose dynamic artistry spans pop, country, and big band jazz. With four studio albums, numerous awards, and credits as a producer, songwriter, and arranger, LaLa has firmly established herself as a multifaceted force in the music industry.
Her solo recording journey began with the 2016 release of Dare, a pop/country EP, followed by the industry-lauded Christmassing: New Classics for the Old Soul—a self-produced, all-original big band Christmas album that pays loving homage to the 1940s era. Her most recent project, Love, is a genre-blending collaboration with hip-hop artist Robby Blair.
In 2018, LaLa made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage alongside TV star and co-writer Charles Esten (Nashville, Outer Banks, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), and has been invited back multiple times since. Her songwriting earned international acclaim in 2019 with a Golden Guitar nomination for “Traditional Country Album of the Year” in Australia, for the Angus Gill album Welcome to My Heart, which features LaLa’s title track.
Her songs have been featured in film and television and performed or recorded by over 30 artists across a wide range of genres. Her music regularly plays at retreats led by New York Times bestselling author and speaker Dr. Joe Dispenza, and has been spotlighted on Mitch Albom’s (Tuesdays with Morrie) personal playlist and the official website of renowned Law of Attraction expert Bob Proctor.
In 2023, LaLa produced and released JaLaJeRu Vocal Jazz, a vocal jazz Christmas album that showcases her signature harmonic style. She is currently composing and arranging a new big band jazz album slated for release next year. LaLa’s music is available on all streaming platforms and at laladeaton.com/music.
Pascal Le Boeuf's Farwell Party feat. Steve Pardo & Special Guests
8:00pm-10:15pm central, $20 at the door
A special evening with pianist, composer Pascal Le Boeuf and a heartfelt farewell performance as Pascal takes the stage at Rudy’s Jazz Room before relocating to Massachusetts to join the faculty at MIT in the fall. This night will be a night to celebrate with the Nashville music community, friends, family and special guests.
Described as "sleek, new" and "hyper-fluent" by the New York Times, Pascal Le Boeuf (he/him) is a Grammy-nominated composer, jazz pianist, and electronic artist whose works range from modern improvised music to hybridizing chamber music with production-based technology. Recent projects include commercial recordings and videos with JACK Quartet, Nu Deco Ensemble, Akropolis Reed Quintet, Christian Euman, Hub New Music, Barbora Kolářová, Todd Reynolds, Sara Caswell, Jessica Meyer, Nick Photinos, Four/Ten Media, Bec Plexus featuring Ian Chang (of Son Lux), Dayna Stephens, and Justin Brown. As a keyboardist, Pascal performed as support for D’Angelo’s Black Messiah US tour and Clean Bandit’s Rather Be tour with Australian pop artist Meg Mac. He actively performs and records with Le Boeuf Brothers, Friction Quartet, Allan Harris, and his piano trio "Pascal's Triangle" featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Justin Brown. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in Music and Technology at the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, and a Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in music composition at Princeton University.
Described as "sleek, new" and "hyper-fluent" by the New York Times, Pascal Le Boeuf (he/him) is a Grammy-nominated composer, jazz pianist, and electronic artist whose works range from modern improvised music to hybridizing chamber music with production-based technology. Recent projects include commercial recordings and videos with JACK Quartet, Nu Deco Ensemble, Akropolis Reed Quintet, Christian Euman, Hub New Music, Barbora Kolářová, Todd Reynolds, Sara Caswell, Jessica Meyer, Nick Photinos, Four/Ten Media, Bec Plexus featuring Ian Chang (of Son Lux), Dayna Stephens, and Justin Brown. As a keyboardist, Pascal performed as support for D’Angelo’s Black Messiah US tour and Clean Bandit’s Rather Be tour with Australian pop artist Meg Mac. He actively performs and records with Le Boeuf Brothers, Friction Quartet, Allan Harris, and his piano trio "Pascal's Triangle" featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Justin Brown. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in Music and Technology at the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, and a Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in music composition at Princeton University.
The Jordan Perlson Trio
11:00pm-1:00am central, $10 at the door
Drummer, percussionist, producer and educator Jordan Perlson is one of the most dynamic and catalytic musicians you will ever hear. Transplanted from NYC to Nashville, Tennessee in 2016, Jordan remains an integral part of a wide international music scene. Perlson's career has spanned about as wide a stylistic reach as one can imagine. Be it with jazz legends Seamus Blake, Gary Burton, David Liebman, or folk heroes Alison Brown and Missy Raines, or reggae giants Matisyahu and Trevor Hall, cutting edge music innovators like Becca Stevens, Snarky Puppy, Banda Magda and Jeff Coffin, progressive music with Adrian Belew, Echolyn or Kaki King, or fusion megastar Hiromi, Jordan has become a known force in these many circles.
Credits on 100+ recordings, including national and international ad campaigns for Powerade, Netflix, The NY Rangers, Buick and more, Jordan is at home in the studio as he is on stage. Having taught at prestigious institutions such as Berklee College of Music, New York University and masterclasses all over the world, Jordan is a passionate educator. An author of 2 books for Mel Bay publishing, Jordan’s books have been translated into several languages and are used the world round by teachers and students of many levels.
Credits on 100+ recordings, including national and international ad campaigns for Powerade, Netflix, The NY Rangers, Buick and more, Jordan is at home in the studio as he is on stage. Having taught at prestigious institutions such as Berklee College of Music, New York University and masterclasses all over the world, Jordan is a passionate educator. An author of 2 books for Mel Bay publishing, Jordan’s books have been translated into several languages and are used the world round by teachers and students of many levels.
Jun 28
Lisa Stewart And Her Jazz Combo
5:30pm-7:15pm central, $15 in advance, $16 at the door
Vocalist Lisa Stewart with Alex Murphy on piano, Jack Aylor on bass, Justin Branum on fiddle and Ryan Brasley on drums.
"Lisa Stewart’s impressively eclectic musical chops seem especially well-suited to the smoldering, seductive chanteuse-ery of jazz and blues, seasoned with an honest, genre-spanning affection for everything else, from Jeannie Seeley’s 'Don’t Touch Me' to Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers'. Her recent gig in Nashville, TN was a master class in musical aptitude from an artist who truly can sing it all — and looks positively smashing with a Billie Holiday gardenia in her hair."- Neil Pond, Entertainment Critic
Lisa Stewart, a native Mississippian, takes the listener back in time with sound that you’d expect to hear at a 1940’s jazz club in New York City. The daughter of folk artist (potter), Frank Stewart and mother Earline, a classically trained pianist, she has always been surrounded by the arts. One could say she has mud and music in her veins. Stewart moved to Nashville after receiving The Roy Acuff scholarship to study music at Belmont University. During her senior year, she was making plans to attend Julliard in NYC when Byron Gallimore recorded a jazz piano demo on Stewart. By that afternoon, Stewart’s effortless, four octave voice had four major labels vying for her to join their roster. She signed as the first new female artist at BNA, a division of RCA, and recorded two albums for the label, touring the U.S. and Europe.
Television producer, the late Jim Owens, was so impressed with Stewart’s charisma and well spoken interview as a guest on one of his TV shows, he offered her the co-host seat of the nationally syndicated entertainment news show, #1 Country. This opportunity opened the door to Stewart’s career in national television and the silver screen. Stewart has appeared in several films and has shared scenes with Oscar winners Gwyneth Paltrow (“County Strong”) and Melissa Leo (“Novitiate”-Sundance Award winner). Stewart is also a BMI award winning songwriter (“Sky Full of Angels” Reba McEntire), has written for movie soundtracks and is passionate about creating music in multiple genres.
With her stellar combo, captivating stage presence and a voice as smooth as Tupelo honey, it’s a show you don’t want to miss!
"Lisa Stewart’s impressively eclectic musical chops seem especially well-suited to the smoldering, seductive chanteuse-ery of jazz and blues, seasoned with an honest, genre-spanning affection for everything else, from Jeannie Seeley’s 'Don’t Touch Me' to Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers'. Her recent gig in Nashville, TN was a master class in musical aptitude from an artist who truly can sing it all — and looks positively smashing with a Billie Holiday gardenia in her hair."- Neil Pond, Entertainment Critic
Lisa Stewart, a native Mississippian, takes the listener back in time with sound that you’d expect to hear at a 1940’s jazz club in New York City. The daughter of folk artist (potter), Frank Stewart and mother Earline, a classically trained pianist, she has always been surrounded by the arts. One could say she has mud and music in her veins. Stewart moved to Nashville after receiving The Roy Acuff scholarship to study music at Belmont University. During her senior year, she was making plans to attend Julliard in NYC when Byron Gallimore recorded a jazz piano demo on Stewart. By that afternoon, Stewart’s effortless, four octave voice had four major labels vying for her to join their roster. She signed as the first new female artist at BNA, a division of RCA, and recorded two albums for the label, touring the U.S. and Europe.
Television producer, the late Jim Owens, was so impressed with Stewart’s charisma and well spoken interview as a guest on one of his TV shows, he offered her the co-host seat of the nationally syndicated entertainment news show, #1 Country. This opportunity opened the door to Stewart’s career in national television and the silver screen. Stewart has appeared in several films and has shared scenes with Oscar winners Gwyneth Paltrow (“County Strong”) and Melissa Leo (“Novitiate”-Sundance Award winner). Stewart is also a BMI award winning songwriter (“Sky Full of Angels” Reba McEntire), has written for movie soundtracks and is passionate about creating music in multiple genres.
With her stellar combo, captivating stage presence and a voice as smooth as Tupelo honey, it’s a show you don’t want to miss!
Jody Nardone Trio
8:00pm-10:15pm central, $21 in advance, $22 at the door
"Thanks to a dynamic style that can shift from the whispered beauty of Bill Evans to the percussive flights of McCoy Tyner, Nardone has emerged as one of Nashville's preeminent jazz pianists. His reputation is also blowing up nationwide, where he is receiving raves in Downbeat and Jazziz for his role in the Crimson Jazz Trio, a Nashville-to-L.A. combo led by former King Crimson drummer Ian Wallace and former Vital Information bassist Tim Landers."
-Michael McCall, Nashville Scene
-Michael McCall, Nashville Scene
Geoff Pfeifer Quartet
11:00pm-1:00am central, $10 at the door
The Geoff Pfeifer Quartet, gritty, edgy, the real deal NYC style jazz. Saxophonist Geoff Pfeifer brings some of Nashville's top jazz cats out, and you'll be sure to feel the energy. Playing a mix of original material and Wayne Shorter tunes.
Geoff Pfeifer, a Nashville based musician and composer, has been living and performing in Nashville since 2005. Geoff studied saxophone with Ted Nash and Ralph Lalama and composition with Mike Holober and Jim McNeely. He is a saxophonist and arranger with the R&B band Chubby and The Dots and plays the 2nd Tenor Saxophone chair in The Establishment Big Band. Geoff has shared the stage with David Liebman, Jim McNeeley, David Amram, Chico O’Farrill, Arturo O’Farrill, Frank Kimbrough, Ben Allison, Michael Blake among many other musicians.
Geoff Pfeifer, a Nashville based musician and composer, has been living and performing in Nashville since 2005. Geoff studied saxophone with Ted Nash and Ralph Lalama and composition with Mike Holober and Jim McNeely. He is a saxophonist and arranger with the R&B band Chubby and The Dots and plays the 2nd Tenor Saxophone chair in The Establishment Big Band. Geoff has shared the stage with David Liebman, Jim McNeeley, David Amram, Chico O’Farrill, Arturo O’Farrill, Frank Kimbrough, Ben Allison, Michael Blake among many other musicians.
Jun 29
Stephanie Adlington
6:00pm-8:15pm central, $15 at the door
Stephanie Adlington, otherwise known as, "The Siren Of The South", is an Award Winning singer, songwriter, and vocal coach. Born and raised in Grafton, WV, Miss Stephanie is a graduate of the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, England, and also attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and (pre-college) Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. While in London, Stephanie recorded with the folk-rock band Renaissance, which produced three critically acclaimed international albums.
“Her take on the great American songbook is unrivaled. Her sound stood up well when played next to iconic artists such as Ella Fitzgerald. Do yourself a favor and get to know and appreciate this ascendant music star” Leslie Stoval - NPR San Fransisco
Miss Stephanie has received many recent accolades, including the 2018 & 2020 Nashville Industry Music Awards for “Best Jazz Vocalist”, and 2021 Josie Award for “Best Jazz/Blues Vocalist”
“Disarmingly engaging as a songwriter, particularly with her southern Willow Sway” - Cabaret Scenes Magazine (NYC)
Known for her unique vocal styling, an evening with Miss Stephanie carries her audience back to the prohibition era - a scandalous rendezvous in a wicked speakeasy, where swagger goes and bourbon flows. Her show titled, "The Jazz, Pearls, and Bourbon Revue" is a throwback to the glorious days of old school jazz: think top-shelf juke joint meets Southern hospitality. Drink in an infusion of bourbon, Johnny Mercer, Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline, and Fats Waller and you just sidled up to the bar next to, "The Siren Of The South ''.
“Her take on the great American songbook is unrivaled. Her sound stood up well when played next to iconic artists such as Ella Fitzgerald. Do yourself a favor and get to know and appreciate this ascendant music star” Leslie Stoval - NPR San Fransisco
Miss Stephanie has received many recent accolades, including the 2018 & 2020 Nashville Industry Music Awards for “Best Jazz Vocalist”, and 2021 Josie Award for “Best Jazz/Blues Vocalist”
“Disarmingly engaging as a songwriter, particularly with her southern Willow Sway” - Cabaret Scenes Magazine (NYC)
Known for her unique vocal styling, an evening with Miss Stephanie carries her audience back to the prohibition era - a scandalous rendezvous in a wicked speakeasy, where swagger goes and bourbon flows. Her show titled, "The Jazz, Pearls, and Bourbon Revue" is a throwback to the glorious days of old school jazz: think top-shelf juke joint meets Southern hospitality. Drink in an infusion of bourbon, Johnny Mercer, Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline, and Fats Waller and you just sidled up to the bar next to, "The Siren Of The South ''.
Rudy's Jazz Jam
9:00pm-11:15pm central, $12 at the door
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.
We welcome all ages to this show and have a $10 food or beverage minimum.
Jun 30
Re-Evolution
6:00pm-8:15pm central, $12 at the door
Re-Evolution is heavily influenced by traditional and classic jazz cutting edge artists such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Thelonious Monk and many more. Featuring Brian Cornish on saxophone, Regi Wooten on bass, Daryl Johnson on drums, Adam Charney on guitar and Marc Payne on piano.
Giovanni Rodriguez & 12 Manos
9:00pm-11:15pm central, $15 at the door
A Nashville favorite on the Salsa and jazz scene and electric night of Salsa dancing! Multi-instrumentalist Giovanni Rodriguez, one of Nashville's leading percussionists, bassists and favorite on the Salsa and jazz scene, plays the sounds of salsa, bachata and percussion-driven rhythms with some of the most seasoned veterans in the Nashville Latin music scene. Giovanni Rodríguez timbales/vocals, Melvin Macias (piano/vocals), Yosvany Cordero (conga/bongo), Michael S. Morton (flute/vocals), Isoel Villarrubia (bass).
For this show general admission tickets are available for standing and sitting in the front section of the room near the stage with the dance floor. Tickets for bar seats and tables are available as well. General admission tickets for the front section are not guaranteed to have seats as we will have a large part of the front section seating cleared for the dance floor. General admission tickets will have standing room as well as limited seating. Only our tables and bar seats will have guaranteed seating for this show.
For this show general admission tickets are available for standing and sitting in the front section of the room near the stage with the dance floor. Tickets for bar seats and tables are available as well. General admission tickets for the front section are not guaranteed to have seats as we will have a large part of the front section seating cleared for the dance floor. General admission tickets will have standing room as well as limited seating. Only our tables and bar seats will have guaranteed seating for this show.
Jul 2
The Will Padgett Quintet
6:00pm-8:15pm central, $14 at the door
Don't miss the chance to hear this unlikely musical combo of modern fusion, samba, swing, hiphop, and much more, from one of the boldest rising jazz quintets! Will Padgett leads the band at his piano, alongside Casey Brefka (trumpet), Dan Hitchcock (saxophone), Thomas Altman (bass), and Brad Covington (drums). A composer and pianist with quenchless desire to discover new musical styles, concepts, and melodies, Will's playing can be heard across a wide variety of genres, with a sharp voice of whimsy and optimism.
His premier group, the Quintet, is Committed to performing new music at every show.
His premier group, the Quintet, is Committed to performing new music at every show.
Regi Wooten & Friends
9:00pm-11:15pm central, $15 at the door
Known as “The Teacha”, Regi Wooten is one of the most innovative, talented and dynamic musicians around the scene, and has pushed the boundaries of jazz, funk, soul, R&B, rock, and even bluegrass to some of the most extreme musical limits. From picking, slapping, strumming, thumping, and tapping to some of the most ear bending advanced chords you’ll hear on any instrument, Regi has earned world-wide notoriety and comparisons to other innovators such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Chuck Berry. Perfecting, creating and discovering new techniques and jazz theory while incorporating and layering into strong funk grooves for keen listeners to uncover and pick up on is one of his many notable fortes.
At only nine years old Regi started teaching his younger brother Victor Wooten bass guitar and Joseph Wooten keyboards, and soon the Wooten Brothers Band was formed featuring; Regi on ukelele, Roy on drums, Rudy on Saxophone, Joe on Keys and Victor on bass. Regi was ten years old at the time, Roy was nine, Rudy was eight, Joseph was five and Victor was two. The rest, as they say, is Musical History.
Assembling a cast of Nashville's best, Regi Wooten and Friends dig deep into the roots of funk, jazz, blues, rock, and soul. You never know who might jump on stage! Don't miss a beat!
At only nine years old Regi started teaching his younger brother Victor Wooten bass guitar and Joseph Wooten keyboards, and soon the Wooten Brothers Band was formed featuring; Regi on ukelele, Roy on drums, Rudy on Saxophone, Joe on Keys and Victor on bass. Regi was ten years old at the time, Roy was nine, Rudy was eight, Joseph was five and Victor was two. The rest, as they say, is Musical History.
Assembling a cast of Nashville's best, Regi Wooten and Friends dig deep into the roots of funk, jazz, blues, rock, and soul. You never know who might jump on stage! Don't miss a beat!
Jul 3
Hot Club Gypsy Jazz Thursdays; Rudy’s French Connection
6:00pm-8:15pm central, $14 at the door
Hot Club Gypsy Jazz Thursdays; Rudy’s French Connection
Every Thursday we honor our New Orleans and French roots and Rudy’s comes alive with a variety of small groups in the style of gypsy jazz swing. We bring you music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with "Hot Club" gypsy jazz swing. Known for fierce tempos and effortless improvisation, our Hot Club Gypsy Thursdays are sure to entertain, inspire, and bring you back to some authentic "jazz manouche" with groups either led or curated by New Orleans LA native Brook Sutton.
There’s no better place to chill, cozy up and relax after work. Imbibe French Quarter inspired cocktails or a glass of Côtes du Rhône, and enjoy some gumbo and beignets, while listening to the rhythm and mood of hot club jazz in Nashville’s most intimate and romantic room.
Every Thursday we honor our New Orleans and French roots and Rudy’s comes alive with a variety of small groups in the style of gypsy jazz swing. We bring you music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with "Hot Club" gypsy jazz swing. Known for fierce tempos and effortless improvisation, our Hot Club Gypsy Thursdays are sure to entertain, inspire, and bring you back to some authentic "jazz manouche" with groups either led or curated by New Orleans LA native Brook Sutton.
There’s no better place to chill, cozy up and relax after work. Imbibe French Quarter inspired cocktails or a glass of Côtes du Rhône, and enjoy some gumbo and beignets, while listening to the rhythm and mood of hot club jazz in Nashville’s most intimate and romantic room.
Rougarou 6-Piece New Orleans Brass Band
9:00pm-11:15pm central, $14 at the door
The French Quarter landed in the Gulch and it's a party on the 1st Thursday every month 9pm at Rudy's with the Rougaru 6-piece New Orleans brass band! Nashville's only dedicated brass band night for New Orleans music. The six-piece Rougarou Brass Band, led by Louisianian Brook Sutton on bass and New Orleans native Chris Walters on piano, and featuring some of the top brass and musicians in Nashville including Roy Agee on trombone, Andrew Carney on trumpet, Chris West on saxophone and Josh Hunt on drums, bringing a mix of traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras brass music and New Orleans funk, staples and favorites, drawing on influences such as the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Meters, Preservation Hall, Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, etc. This group will have you bopping in your seats, or on your feet!
Freezer Sazerac drink specials, red beans and rice, gumbo and shrimp po-boys and other New Orleans fare! Service industry workers show any documentation or evidence online of your employer at the door for our 1/2 price SIN door ticket discount and 1/2 price draft beer!
Freezer Sazerac drink specials, red beans and rice, gumbo and shrimp po-boys and other New Orleans fare! Service industry workers show any documentation or evidence online of your employer at the door for our 1/2 price SIN door ticket discount and 1/2 price draft beer!