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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
Desmond Ng Album Release Show
5:30pm-7:15pm, $15 at the door
Join Desmond Ng for the debut album release show of Komorebi, celebrating the launch of his first full-length record. This special performance brings together the musicians who helped bring the project to life for an exciting night marking this milestone release.
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Desmond Ng is one of the most in-demand trombonists in Nashville. During his time in Nashville, Desmond has performed live and recorded with numerous notable artists, including Maren Morris, Dan and Shay, Carly Pearce, Lauren Daigle, Cece Winans, The War & Treaty, Joss Stone, Frankie Valli, Natalie Grant, Danny Gokey, Greta Van Fleet, Judah and the Lion, and Scott Bradlee’s PostModern Jukebox. His diverse recording portfolio extends to film, television, and video game soundtracks. His performances have taken him around the globe, with appearances in North and Central America, Europe, Africa, and Oceania.
In addition to his performance career, Desmond is an internationally recognized composer. He recently presented a piece for big band at the 2024 International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers Symposium. Desmond is currently the Adjunct Professor of Jazz Trombone at Middle Tennessee State University.
Desmond Ng - Trombone
Miguel Alvarado - Tenor Saxophone
Jon Cowherd - Piano
Jonathan Wires - Bass
Mark Raudabaugh - Drums
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Desmond Ng is one of the most in-demand trombonists in Nashville. During his time in Nashville, Desmond has performed live and recorded with numerous notable artists, including Maren Morris, Dan and Shay, Carly Pearce, Lauren Daigle, Cece Winans, The War & Treaty, Joss Stone, Frankie Valli, Natalie Grant, Danny Gokey, Greta Van Fleet, Judah and the Lion, and Scott Bradlee’s PostModern Jukebox. His diverse recording portfolio extends to film, television, and video game soundtracks. His performances have taken him around the globe, with appearances in North and Central America, Europe, Africa, and Oceania.
In addition to his performance career, Desmond is an internationally recognized composer. He recently presented a piece for big band at the 2024 International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers Symposium. Desmond is currently the Adjunct Professor of Jazz Trombone at Middle Tennessee State University.
Desmond Ng - Trombone
Miguel Alvarado - Tenor Saxophone
Jon Cowherd - Piano
Jonathan Wires - Bass
Mark Raudabaugh - Drums
Bruce Dudley Quintet feat. Liz Johnson, w/ Roger Spencer & Larry Aberman
8:00pm-10:15pm, $22 at the door
Pianist Bruce Dudley leads a stellar quintet featuring vocalist Liz Johnson, with w/ Roger Spencer on bass, Andrew Carney on trumpet and Larry Aberman on drums.
Bruce Dudley is a Steinway Concert Artist and has been performing jazz piano for over 40 years on concert stages, in clubs, and private residences throughout North and South America. He specializes in the Great American Songbook, as well as in the rich history of American jazz styles, from Ragtime and Stride to Modernism, Post Modernism, and performance of original music. In addition to his work as a solo artist, he leads a trio, quartet, and larger ensembles, with horns and/or strings, while also enlisting the award winning voice of his wife, Sandra Dudley. An active educator, Dudley has presented clinics across Canada, the United States, and in Colombia, South America. His recordings as a leader include DPSW Quartet - Live at the Cave (2019), The Solo Sessions (2012), Mostly Monk (2010), and Semblance (1997). Dudley has also performed with artists Aretha Franklin, Crystal Gayle, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Herb Ellis, Randy Brecker, Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Ink Spots, and has played keyboards for over 35 touring Broadway shows, including Beautiful, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Guys and Dolls, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, Legally Blonde, among others. Bruce Dudley has published articles for Downbeat magazine and presented scholarly research at conferences in the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. His book 25 Piano Etudes in Idiomatic Styles was published in 2021 by Keuka Waters Music. Dudley is Associate Professor of Music at Belmont University. He has a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Colorado, a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Business and Technology from New York University.
"As the leader, Dudley set the evening’s tone with a supple, rich blend of assertive melodic statements, delightful accompaniment, first-rate phrasing, counterpoint and harmonizing." Ron Wynn - ArtsNash
"Dudley, whose fluent lines jet around the keyboard, absorbing motifs into the stream, without a split second of hesitation, at any point of rhythm in the bar, are stunning to listen to…" HALIFAX CHRONICLE HERALD
"Dudley plays the piano with such grace and authority that he has quietly become the pianists that other pianists go to hear." HOUSTON POST
Liz Johnson, is a Nashville based jazz artist, vocologist, and voice teacher. She is a veteran performer and educator of over 20 years, holding appointments as jazz faculty at places like Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music and the Nashville Jazz Workshop. One of Johnson's passions is improvisation, which she discovered through playing alto saxophone in her early years. She also composes and records original music. In her voice habilitation practice she helps people all over the world by blending training in psychology, jazz, and voice science.
Bruce Dudley is a Steinway Concert Artist and has been performing jazz piano for over 40 years on concert stages, in clubs, and private residences throughout North and South America. He specializes in the Great American Songbook, as well as in the rich history of American jazz styles, from Ragtime and Stride to Modernism, Post Modernism, and performance of original music. In addition to his work as a solo artist, he leads a trio, quartet, and larger ensembles, with horns and/or strings, while also enlisting the award winning voice of his wife, Sandra Dudley. An active educator, Dudley has presented clinics across Canada, the United States, and in Colombia, South America. His recordings as a leader include DPSW Quartet - Live at the Cave (2019), The Solo Sessions (2012), Mostly Monk (2010), and Semblance (1997). Dudley has also performed with artists Aretha Franklin, Crystal Gayle, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Herb Ellis, Randy Brecker, Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Ink Spots, and has played keyboards for over 35 touring Broadway shows, including Beautiful, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Guys and Dolls, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, Legally Blonde, among others. Bruce Dudley has published articles for Downbeat magazine and presented scholarly research at conferences in the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. His book 25 Piano Etudes in Idiomatic Styles was published in 2021 by Keuka Waters Music. Dudley is Associate Professor of Music at Belmont University. He has a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Colorado, a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Business and Technology from New York University.
"As the leader, Dudley set the evening’s tone with a supple, rich blend of assertive melodic statements, delightful accompaniment, first-rate phrasing, counterpoint and harmonizing." Ron Wynn - ArtsNash
"Dudley, whose fluent lines jet around the keyboard, absorbing motifs into the stream, without a split second of hesitation, at any point of rhythm in the bar, are stunning to listen to…" HALIFAX CHRONICLE HERALD
"Dudley plays the piano with such grace and authority that he has quietly become the pianists that other pianists go to hear." HOUSTON POST
Liz Johnson, is a Nashville based jazz artist, vocologist, and voice teacher. She is a veteran performer and educator of over 20 years, holding appointments as jazz faculty at places like Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music and the Nashville Jazz Workshop. One of Johnson's passions is improvisation, which she discovered through playing alto saxophone in her early years. She also composes and records original music. In her voice habilitation practice she helps people all over the world by blending training in psychology, jazz, and voice science.
Don Aliquo Quartet
11:00pm-1:00am, $10 at the door
Saxophonist Don Aliquo’s playing has been described as “smooth as silk...with an unfailing feel for breath and phrasing" while extremely supple in the addressing of his axe but always zeroed in on what he's describing”.
“Growth” his newest release, explores new territory with intriguing compositions and ample solo space for Aliquo’s inspired improvisations. The eight originals are both complex and open, which shows him expanding his boundaries not only as an instrumentalist and improviser, but also as a composer. The music is an electrifying modern outing with one foot in the future and one in the tradition.
Aliquo has released six solo projects and has worked collaboratively or performed as a sideman on many others. His previous solo cd “Sun and Shield” features veteran jazz masters Rufus Reid, Jim McNeely, and the dynamic Obed Calvaire.
Notable collaborations include a duo recording with eclectic pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and quartet recordings with Roger Humphries and the late Beegie Adair. He also has recorded with his mentor, notable Pittsburgh tenor stalwart, Don Aliquo Sr. on the MCG label.
Don has performed in concerts and recordings with many world-class artists including Gary Burton, Greg Osby, Rufus Reid, Roger Humphries, Harold Danko, Adam Nussbaum, Donald Brown, Pete Christlieb, Scott Robinson, and Bobby Shew.
Don is Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. He is a Selmer and Vandoren artist.
“Growth” his newest release, explores new territory with intriguing compositions and ample solo space for Aliquo’s inspired improvisations. The eight originals are both complex and open, which shows him expanding his boundaries not only as an instrumentalist and improviser, but also as a composer. The music is an electrifying modern outing with one foot in the future and one in the tradition.
Aliquo has released six solo projects and has worked collaboratively or performed as a sideman on many others. His previous solo cd “Sun and Shield” features veteran jazz masters Rufus Reid, Jim McNeely, and the dynamic Obed Calvaire.
Notable collaborations include a duo recording with eclectic pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and quartet recordings with Roger Humphries and the late Beegie Adair. He also has recorded with his mentor, notable Pittsburgh tenor stalwart, Don Aliquo Sr. on the MCG label.
Don has performed in concerts and recordings with many world-class artists including Gary Burton, Greg Osby, Rufus Reid, Roger Humphries, Harold Danko, Adam Nussbaum, Donald Brown, Pete Christlieb, Scott Robinson, and Bobby Shew.
Don is Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. He is a Selmer and Vandoren artist.
UPCOMING SHOWSFULL CALENDAR
Mar 28
Pat Coil Trio w/ Jim Ferguson & Mark Widenhofer
5:30pm-7:15pm central, $15 at the door
Pat is an accomplished pianist, composer, producer, arranger, teacher, and highly respected studio musician. His credits span the musical spectrum of jazz, R&B, pop, country and gospel. Touring Europe, Japan, South America, Australia, Canada and the United States with exceptional artists; Pat has toured with Michael McDonald, Carmen McCrae, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Woody Herman, Larry Carlton and Olivia Newton John.
Partial recording credits include: Natalie Cole, Carmen McRae, Trisha Yearwood, Ernie Watts, Michael McDonald, George Strait, Peter Cetera, Scott Henderson & Tribal Tech, Barry Manilow, Michael Feinstein, Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, Clay Aiken, Kristen Chenowith, Mandy Barnett, Bill Medley, Woody Herman..etc. Pat has also played on hundreds of commercials, televisions shows and film scores, and composes for several library and TV/Film companies, including music for Entertainment Tonight, Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray, Drew Barrymore and Inside Edition.
Living now in Nashville, Tennessee; when not touring and working on others' projects, Pat continues to compose and produce original music, underscores and musical projects which are heard worldwide in a variety of media. Additionally, Pat served as an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University Of North Texas (UNT). He currently teaches jazz piano and improvisation at Vanderbilt Blair School Of Music.
Pat has recorded several solo albums including his newest releases "Music For Humans & Other Species". Other releases include "Schemes & Dreams" (produced by Lyle Mays), "How Deep Is The Ocean" and "Everything I Love" on the Burton Avenue Music label, featuring his trio with Danny Gottlieb on drums, Jacob Jezioro on bass and Joel Frahm on sax. These are available at patcoil.com and all music media sites.
Partial recording credits include: Natalie Cole, Carmen McRae, Trisha Yearwood, Ernie Watts, Michael McDonald, George Strait, Peter Cetera, Scott Henderson & Tribal Tech, Barry Manilow, Michael Feinstein, Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, Clay Aiken, Kristen Chenowith, Mandy Barnett, Bill Medley, Woody Herman..etc. Pat has also played on hundreds of commercials, televisions shows and film scores, and composes for several library and TV/Film companies, including music for Entertainment Tonight, Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray, Drew Barrymore and Inside Edition.
Living now in Nashville, Tennessee; when not touring and working on others' projects, Pat continues to compose and produce original music, underscores and musical projects which are heard worldwide in a variety of media. Additionally, Pat served as an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University Of North Texas (UNT). He currently teaches jazz piano and improvisation at Vanderbilt Blair School Of Music.
Pat has recorded several solo albums including his newest releases "Music For Humans & Other Species". Other releases include "Schemes & Dreams" (produced by Lyle Mays), "How Deep Is The Ocean" and "Everything I Love" on the Burton Avenue Music label, featuring his trio with Danny Gottlieb on drums, Jacob Jezioro on bass and Joel Frahm on sax. These are available at patcoil.com and all music media sites.
Concurrence
8:00pm-10:15pm central, $25 at the door
CONCURRENCE is the beat-driven, improvisational music and research collective founded by pianist/keyboardist Paul Horton (Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes) and bassist/broadcaster Greg Bryant. Indivisible (available on La Reserve Records) represents the duo's most ambitious album yet: music that sheds light on an overlooked chapter in American history, one which irrevocably altered Black and Brown communities across the country.
With the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower established the Interstate System that today crisscrosses the United States. The system’s construction came with devastating effects. From New York to Chicago, Miami to Los Angeles, authorities routed the interstates through centers of cultural and economic activity, displacing families and decimating businesses.
Concurrence first honed its musical voice in the early 2000's on Jefferson Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The area was a northside hub for the city’s Black community in the 1950s and 1960s that boosted the early careers of Etta James, Jimi Hendrix, and Little Richard - a few short years before Interstate 40 carved up six hundred and twenty homes as well as sixteen entire blocks of businesses lining the area. Since their debut, Concurrence has grown their musical partnership on bandstands across the United States and Canada touring independently while additionally opening for Alabama Shakes, Cory Henry and Rebirth Brass Band.
On Indivisible and in performance, Bryant and Horton (Concurrence) deliver this message of tragedy, remembrance, and resilience in a cohesive musical voice, built over two decades of collaboration with acclaimed drummers and percussionists Nasheet Waits, Tommy Crane, Marcus Finnie, Derrek Phillips, Aaron Smith, and Giovanni Rodriguez.
Paul Horton - piano, keyboards, sampler, melodica
Greg Bryant - bass
Aaron Smith - drums
With the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower established the Interstate System that today crisscrosses the United States. The system’s construction came with devastating effects. From New York to Chicago, Miami to Los Angeles, authorities routed the interstates through centers of cultural and economic activity, displacing families and decimating businesses.
Concurrence first honed its musical voice in the early 2000's on Jefferson Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The area was a northside hub for the city’s Black community in the 1950s and 1960s that boosted the early careers of Etta James, Jimi Hendrix, and Little Richard - a few short years before Interstate 40 carved up six hundred and twenty homes as well as sixteen entire blocks of businesses lining the area. Since their debut, Concurrence has grown their musical partnership on bandstands across the United States and Canada touring independently while additionally opening for Alabama Shakes, Cory Henry and Rebirth Brass Band.
On Indivisible and in performance, Bryant and Horton (Concurrence) deliver this message of tragedy, remembrance, and resilience in a cohesive musical voice, built over two decades of collaboration with acclaimed drummers and percussionists Nasheet Waits, Tommy Crane, Marcus Finnie, Derrek Phillips, Aaron Smith, and Giovanni Rodriguez.
Paul Horton - piano, keyboards, sampler, melodica
Greg Bryant - bass
Aaron Smith - drums
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.
Mar 29
Sarah Jane Nelson
6:00pm-8:15pm central, $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Sarah Jane Nelson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and raised in Monroe, Louisiana. Her eclectic, early musical influences in country, jazz, blues, musical theater, rock, and gospel had one thing in common: storytelling through song. Ella Fitzgerald, Dolly Parton, Billie Holiday, Eva Cassidy, Carole King and Aretha Franklin all connected to the emotion of a song in a way that made Sarah Jane want to tell stories like her idols.Nelson got her start in musical theater as she headed to NYC at age 17. In a few years, she starred on Broadway and in the 1st National Tour of the Tony Award winning musical, SWING! and critics took notice.
“The show's knock-'em-dead singer is Sarah Jane Nelson, a sultry blonde who can zero in on the ache in a lyric.” - The Miami Herald
“Sultry Jazz Goddess” - RAVE LA
“First Rate Singer” - Hollywood Reporter
“Nelson is sexy, funny, sweet, sultry, and intense all at the same time – a real tomato, as they used to say in the hip vernacular of the era when this music was first popular.” - LA New Times
After her career in theater, film, and television in LA and NYC, Nelson moved to Nashville and pivoted into songwriting and recording country and Americana music. In 2022 she released her 6th studio album and has been featured in American Songwriter, Wide Open Country, Americana Highways, and Country Music People in the UK, to name a few. She won Merefest’s Chris Austin Songwriting Competition, was a finalist for the International Song Competition, and is a two time finalist for the Kerrville Folk Festival Competition for Emerging Songwriters.
Nelson’s debut show at Rudy’s Jazz Room will harken back to her New York City Cabaret shows with an eclectic mix of jazz, blues, gospel, and original songs.
“The show's knock-'em-dead singer is Sarah Jane Nelson, a sultry blonde who can zero in on the ache in a lyric.” - The Miami Herald
“Sultry Jazz Goddess” - RAVE LA
“First Rate Singer” - Hollywood Reporter
“Nelson is sexy, funny, sweet, sultry, and intense all at the same time – a real tomato, as they used to say in the hip vernacular of the era when this music was first popular.” - LA New Times
After her career in theater, film, and television in LA and NYC, Nelson moved to Nashville and pivoted into songwriting and recording country and Americana music. In 2022 she released her 6th studio album and has been featured in American Songwriter, Wide Open Country, Americana Highways, and Country Music People in the UK, to name a few. She won Merefest’s Chris Austin Songwriting Competition, was a finalist for the International Song Competition, and is a two time finalist for the Kerrville Folk Festival Competition for Emerging Songwriters.
Nelson’s debut show at Rudy’s Jazz Room will harken back to her New York City Cabaret shows with an eclectic mix of jazz, blues, gospel, and original songs.
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.
Mar 30
The Joshua Constantine Quartet
6:00pm-8:15pm central, $12 at the door
Joshua Constantine is a tenor saxophonist from Birmingham Alabama. Joshua is a former member of the prestigious and Grammy-nominated UNT One O’Clock Lab Band®, and student of world-renowned saxophonist Brad Leali. Along with his musical success, Joshua has gained a considerable following on social media and Youtube with his cover of “Just the Two of Us” reaching over 3 Million views! Joshua is currently an active performer and professor in the Nashville music scene.
Striving to honor the history of jazz music, Joshua intends to provide Rudy’s Jazz Room with an enriching and spiritual experience by playing the works of great composers such as John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington. In his efforts to invest in the future of jazz, Joshua intends to perform his very own original compositions.
Joshua Constantine - Tenor Saxophone
Sam Smith - Bass
Michael Green - Drums
Dan La Maestra - Piano
Striving to honor the history of jazz music, Joshua intends to provide Rudy’s Jazz Room with an enriching and spiritual experience by playing the works of great composers such as John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington. In his efforts to invest in the future of jazz, Joshua intends to perform his very own original compositions.
Joshua Constantine - Tenor Saxophone
Sam Smith - Bass
Michael Green - Drums
Dan La Maestra - 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.
Apr 1
Jonathan Wires Quartet
6:00pm-8:15pm central, $12 at the door
A stellar lineup with Jonathan Wires on bass, Steve Pardo on saxophone, Adam Davis on guitar, Matt Endahl on piano and Mark Raudabaugh on drums.
Bassist, composer, and educator Jonathan Wires is originally from New Hampshire, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from the University of Memphis. In 2011, he pursued a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from Middle Tennessee State University, which brought him to Nashville, TN. In addition to performing and composing, Jonathan has been an active educator at both Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and Nashville State Community College. Under Jeff Coffin's Ear Up label, Jonathan released his first recording entitled "Weaving" which features Jeff Coffin, Matt Endahl, and Joshua Hunt with guest appearances by Lindsey Miller, Don Aliquo, James Westfall, and Jamey Simmons.
Bassist, composer, and educator Jonathan Wires is originally from New Hampshire, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from the University of Memphis. In 2011, he pursued a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from Middle Tennessee State University, which brought him to Nashville, TN. In addition to performing and composing, Jonathan has been an active educator at both Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and Nashville State Community College. Under Jeff Coffin's Ear Up label, Jonathan released his first recording entitled "Weaving" which features Jeff Coffin, Matt Endahl, and Joshua Hunt with guest appearances by Lindsey Miller, Don Aliquo, James Westfall, and Jamey Simmons.
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!
Apr 2
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, $15 in advance, $17 at the door
The French Quarter landed in the Gulch and it's a party on the 1st & 3rd Thursday every month 9pm at Rudy's with the Rougarou 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!
Apr 3
Dallas Starke Celebrates Billie Holiday
5:30pm-7:15pm central, $18 at the door
Come celebrate the music and life of Billie Holiday with Dallas Starke and her quartet at Rudy’s Jazz Room Friday, April 3 at 5:30 pm.
Dallas Starke will enchant you with her rich, melancholy vocals and her aura of grace and style that embodies iconic jazz and blues singers of bygone eras. A staple of the Nashville jazz scene for two decades, Dallas was recently nominated for 2024 Best Female Jazz Vocalist by the National Industry of Music Awards. One of Music City’s true gems, she will capture your heart and keep you holding on for the next note. Share in the the epic life and legacy of Billie Holiday as Dallas and her fantastic band pay tribute through story and song to one of the great jazz vocalists of all time.
Dallas Starke will enchant you with her rich, melancholy vocals and her aura of grace and style that embodies iconic jazz and blues singers of bygone eras. A staple of the Nashville jazz scene for two decades, Dallas was recently nominated for 2024 Best Female Jazz Vocalist by the National Industry of Music Awards. One of Music City’s true gems, she will capture your heart and keep you holding on for the next note. Share in the the epic life and legacy of Billie Holiday as Dallas and her fantastic band pay tribute through story and song to one of the great jazz vocalists of all time.
Joseph Wooten and The Hands Of Soul
8:00pm-10:15pm central, $25 in advance, $30 at the door
Joseph Wooten, aka "Hands of Soul", is a three-time GRAMMY-nominated keyboardist, vocalist, composer, author, and humanitarian. For over three decades, he was the keyboardist and backing vocalist for the legendary Steve Miller Band, performing in more than 1,000 shows worldwide, including the Kennedy Center, the White House, and major festivals such as New Orleans Jazz Fest and Austin City Limits. His playing is featured on multiple Gold and Platinum recordings that helped define the band’s iconic sound.
A member of the renowned Wooten Brothers — alongside Victor Wooten, Roy "Futureman" Wooten, and Regi Wooten — Joseph has built a career that blends funk, soul, jazz, and socially conscious songwriting. His solo albums, "Hands of Soul" and "Soul of Freedom", highlight his distinctive style and commitment to using music as a tool for storytelling and change, and he released "Merry Christmas Time of Year" December 2025.
Wooten is also the author of "It All Matters: What I Believe, Words I Live By" and delivered the TEDx talk "Nothing Is Everything: It All Matters", focusing on themes of unity, empathy, and personal responsibility. With his wife, Stephanie, he co-founded the nonprofit I Matter! You Matter!, which supports veterans, provides scholarships, and empowers youth through music and community outreach.
In 2025, after 32 years with the Steve Miller Band, Wooten entered a new chapter centered on solo projects, production, and advocacy. He is currently recording a new solo album slated for release in 2026, launching a podcast, and preparing for a new tour with the Wooten Brothers, as well as hosting a benefit for wounded veterans at Rudy’s Jazz Room.
Whether performing on stage, recording in the studio, or speaking to audiences, Joseph Wooten continues his lifelong mission to create music that uplifts, challenges, and connects.
A member of the renowned Wooten Brothers — alongside Victor Wooten, Roy "Futureman" Wooten, and Regi Wooten — Joseph has built a career that blends funk, soul, jazz, and socially conscious songwriting. His solo albums, "Hands of Soul" and "Soul of Freedom", highlight his distinctive style and commitment to using music as a tool for storytelling and change, and he released "Merry Christmas Time of Year" December 2025.
Wooten is also the author of "It All Matters: What I Believe, Words I Live By" and delivered the TEDx talk "Nothing Is Everything: It All Matters", focusing on themes of unity, empathy, and personal responsibility. With his wife, Stephanie, he co-founded the nonprofit I Matter! You Matter!, which supports veterans, provides scholarships, and empowers youth through music and community outreach.
In 2025, after 32 years with the Steve Miller Band, Wooten entered a new chapter centered on solo projects, production, and advocacy. He is currently recording a new solo album slated for release in 2026, launching a podcast, and preparing for a new tour with the Wooten Brothers, as well as hosting a benefit for wounded veterans at Rudy’s Jazz Room.
Whether performing on stage, recording in the studio, or speaking to audiences, Joseph Wooten continues his lifelong mission to create music that uplifts, challenges, and connects.
Miles Damaso Trio
11:00pm-1:00am central, $10 at the door
Miles Damaso is a percussionist, music educator, and composer-arranger based out of Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to leading his own group, he recently has been the drummer for the Hickey-Shanafelt 9ollective and the J.C. Clements Band. Miles also frequently performs with groups throughout the south and midwest playing a wide variety of music. He's had the chance to perform at world renowned venues, such as the Grand Ole Opry and the Lincoln Center, and alongside great musicians including Clayton Anderson, Joel Frahm, Emmet Cohen, Yasushi Nakamura, Heather French Henry (Miss America 2000), Pat Coil, Charlie Ballantine, John Raymond, Greg Ward, Frank Glover, Mark Buselli, and Kevin Burt
Miles is privileged to have had won numerous awards, including the NYJE Composition Contest twice, which aims to promoting the creation of new, fun, and educational jazz big band music. Miles has also been given the Austin B. Caswell Award, given annually to the best undergraduate music history project at Indiana University, as well as the Outstanding Instrumentalist Award at Kirkwood Community College.
Having recently completed a MM degree at Middle Tennessee State University and BM degree at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Miles is continuing a full-time career composing, performing, and privately teaching in the Nashville area.
Miles is privileged to have had won numerous awards, including the NYJE Composition Contest twice, which aims to promoting the creation of new, fun, and educational jazz big band music. Miles has also been given the Austin B. Caswell Award, given annually to the best undergraduate music history project at Indiana University, as well as the Outstanding Instrumentalist Award at Kirkwood Community College.
Having recently completed a MM degree at Middle Tennessee State University and BM degree at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Miles is continuing a full-time career composing, performing, and privately teaching in the Nashville area.