Wendy Burns, a 1940's flare vocalist/ flutist, and Trio, presents: "I'm Confessin", Songs of Reason"

An evening of Classic Jazz and Swing Standards as well as original material. Songs that Confess of love as well as confessions of what lead to a broken heart. A Combination of Happy love songs, and a few classic victim songs dating all the way back to the year 1924. Set lists includes songs of the years gone by, Louis Armstrong, Sammy Kahn, Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, that deserve to never be forgotten. Songs about real life that weren't just written to rhyme, but were written from the heart, to create songs of reason.

Wendy was Influenced and inspired at a young age by a radio show "Big Band Saturday Night"on the AM dial, and she fell in love with the melodies and words of the Great American Songbook. From this she has quite a repertoire of classics jazz swing songs and stays true to the style they were written in. "There's something truly special in staying on the path of the composer's melody and the lyricist's words. It's sort of like walking in their shoes and stepping back in time". They weren't just rhyming words but were putting their feelings to music. So instead of just creating songs of rhyme, they were Songs of Reason."

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 Django style of gypsy jazz swing. There’s no better place to chill, cozy up and relax after work. Enjoy $8 French Quarter inspired cocktails (Sazerac, Lavender Sidecar, French 75), have a glass of Côtes du Rhône, and enjoy some gumbo or beignets while listening to the rhythm and mood of hot club jazz in Nashville’s most intimate and romantic room.

Saturday Showcases is our weekly no-cover all ages lunch showcase featuring local bands, educators, young artists and Special guests. Shows are free and all ages are welcome! Join us for lunch and drinks! This week we have the John Allen Trio.

The Keith Brown Trio Features Keith Brown on piano/keyboards, Dezron Douglas on bass and Darrell Green on Drums. Their repertoire consist of mostly original music that is energetic, challenging but always based in soulfulness. The band also performances some of Brown's arrangements of jazz standards and pop tunes from Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Brandy and more. Under the direction of Brown each member still has plenty of space to add their own individual voice to the music and tell their experiences using their instruments.

Keith L. Brown is a pianist, composer, arranger and educator. Born in Memphis and raised in Knoxville, TN, Keith began playing piano and bass at an early age. Raised in a musical family, both Keith's parents played music and many of his aunts and uncles are exceptionally musically talented as well. His father Donald Brown is a world renowned jazz pianist/composer having performed with many greats and his mother Dorothy is a pianist also and plays various woodwind instruments. Keith first learned to play songs of R&B artists like Stevie Wonder by ear and then started classical piano lessons at 8yrs old. His father helped nurture Keith's musical ambitions by teaching him how to play his original compositions and jazz standards. Keith and his brothers, Kenneth (drums) and Donald Jr., were deep into hip-hop and rap music growing up. Keith began to study jazz seriously after he graduated high school. It was at this time that he really began to be influenced by other great Memphis pianists such as Phineas Newborn Jr., James Williams, and Mulgrew Miller. By age 18, Keith was playing piano and bass around Knoxville in a variety of jazz, r&b, funk, and country bands. Later Keith would go on to earn his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2009 and completed his Masters of Music Degree in May 2011. Currently Keith resides in NY where he continues to be in demand making a name for himself as a pianist and composer both nationally and internationally.

Since he began playing jazz, at the age of 18, Keith has been fortunate to perform and record with some amazing musicians both as a leader and a sideman. Keith currently tours as the pianist for Charles Tolliver and Jazzmeia Horn and has shared the stage with great jazz artists such as Camille Thurman & The Darrell Green Trio, Dezron Douglas, Sherman Irby, Steve Stagle, Terreon Gully, Kenneth Whalum III, David Weiss, Mike Clark, Bill Saxton, Joe Farnsworth, Greg Tardy, John Clayton, Benny Golson, and Bobby Watson to name a few. Keith continues to draw inspiration from his roots in R&B, Funk, Classical, Jazz and Hip-Hop and constantly explores new ways of integrating these influences.

Featuring Brian Cornish on saxophone, Regi Wooten on bass, Nioshi Jackson on drums, Adam Charney on guitar, and Marc Payne on piano. 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...