Celebrate the season with the timeless music of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Vince Guaraldi’s iconic jazz score comes to life in an evening of soulful, swinging jazz that captures the heart of this Peanuts classic. Originally released in 1966, this beloved special follows Linus as he waits in a pumpkin patch for the mythical Great Pumpkin, holding on to hope, faith, and a little Halloween magic. Enjoy the nostalgic melodies in the warm, intimate setting of Rudy’s Jazz Room, the perfect way to mark the spooky season with friends, great music, and community.

Hailing from Chicago, pianist Alex Murphy grew up surrounded by music in a family that nurtured his passion from an early age. He went on to study at DePaul University under Ron Perrillo and Dana Hall, and has learned from masters like Aaron Goldberg, Bill Charlap, Mark Colenburg, and Pascal LeBoeuf.

Alex’s performance credits include national staples such as the Jazz Showcase, Andy’s Jazz Club, the Green Mill, Rudy’s Jazz Room, and Snug Harbor. He has appeared at the Chicago Jazz Festival and shared the stage with artists including Nicholas Payton, Bobby Broom, Dezron Douglas, Joel Frahm, and Chester Thompson.

Now based in Nashville, Alex continues to expand his artistry through live performance and studio work across jazz, pop, R&B, and hip hop. With a deep love for Black American Music, his playing reflects both respect for the tradition and a vision for where it can go.

Alex Murphy - Piano
Kofi Shepsu - Drums & Cymbals
Jack Aylor - Acoustic Bass

Bassist Jacob Jezioro leads a stellar group presenting an evening of inventive, eclectic jazz featuring saxophonist Miguel Alvarado, pianist Jon Cowherd and drummer Marcus Finnie.

Jacob Jezioro began studying music with intention at age fourteen. His father an established Nashville bassist, guitarist and producer was his first teacher. Jacob later attended Indiana University, where his mentors were bassists Jeremy Allen and Kurt Muroki. After completing his masters degree at Berklee, Jacob performed with pianist Danilo Perez in Panama and Costa Rica and taught jazz students at the Newport Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival and FiJazz Festival. Since his return to Nashville in 2019, Jacob has performed live with his own bands and records and performs regularly with pianist Pat Coil. Coil’s trio has recorded with guest artists such as vocalist Jaimee Paul and saxophonist Joel Frahm. Jacob has also begun producing his own projects under his label, Green Box Music, and releasing them in collaboration with Burton Avenue Music, Jacob’s father’s label.

Miguel Alvarado, a native of Tampa, Florida, began his professional music career at the age of thirteen, performing with various RnB, Latin, and Rock groups in the Tampa Bay area. He holds a degree from the University of North Florida and currently serves as an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University. Miguel’s outstanding talent was recognized with the Nashville Industry Music Awards Jazz Performance Award, coinciding with the release of his critically acclaimed album Idile on Ear Up Records. He’s a dedicated educator, guiding his students to prestigious festivals and helping them excel in college programs and collaborations with industry icons. Most recently, Miguel toured throughout South Africa with Standard Bank Artist of the Year Darren English as the saxophonist in his quintet.

The Kentucky-raised, New Orleans-schooled, New York-based revered keyboardist Jon Cowherd is best known for his long- running partnership with drummer/bandleader Brian Blade, with whom he co-founded the Grammy nominated Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, whose acclaimed, influential albums showcase Cowherd's stellar keyboard work and singular compositional skills. When not recording and touring with the Fellowship, Cowherd has worked extensively with a broad array of players and singers from the jazz, pop and rock worlds including Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Brandi Carlile, Nate Smith & Kinfolk, Bill Frisell, John Patitucci, KD Lang, Rosanne Cash, Iggy Pop, Glen Hansard, Cassandra Wilson, John Scofield and Lizz Wright.

As a Memphis native and Nashville resident, Marcus Finnie has toured the world with Kirk Whalum, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, Brett Eldredge, Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Lady Antebellum, Larry Carlton, Donna Summer, India Arie, Kurt Elling, Billy Preston, Earl Klugh, Beegie Adair, Dave Koz and many others. Marcus has also recorded with Grammy and Stellar Award nominated and winning artists’ Jacob Whitesides, Kent Lattimore, Ledisi, Andy Mineo, Kirk Whalum, Keb Mo & Taj Mahal, India Arie, Joss Stone, Butch Walker, Charlie Peacock, Michael McDonald, and several others.

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.