The Music City Review

Catch The Lilliston Effect on Arrington's Hillside stage, with Arrington Wine and great food truck eats available.

Catch 9 Volt Romeo Band on the Lawn at Arrington Vineyards, with Arrington Wine and great food truck eats available.

Two-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Mike Seal gives a special jazz guitar masterclass in the Cave. Seal is an in-demand guitarist, having performed on dozens of records and toured the world with a long list of artists. His work can be heardRead More

Every other Sunday, Rudy’s features a Sunday dinner, with one of Music City’s top bassists Jimmy Sullivan leading a swingin’ jazz band featuring rotating special guests, for which a unique dinner special is served just for the show. rud

The Analog continues its Analog Soul series, featuring some of the city’s most promising emerging talent who are redefining soul music. All shows feature Will Davenport and DJ Smoke. These shows are 21+.

I couldn’t make a list of Rudy’s events without including a shout-out for the regular weekly Jazz Jam the club hosts every Sunday night. Whether you are a jazz musician and you want to jam with your fellow artists, orRead More

Pianist Alex Murphy brings his trio for the next installment of his Exploring the Piano Trio series, focusing on the tradition of this group format specifically.

The widely acclaimed group led by drummer and composer Sofia Goodman performs. Goodman has been highly praised both for her performance and her skills as a composer and arranger. DownBeat magazine referred to her work as “mesmerizing and compositionally rich”Read More

One of Nashville’s preeminent guitar talents will perform several times at the Underdog. More blues and country than jazz, Trapp’s intricate and highly technical guitar playing will surely interest those who love the technicality of jazz music. His trio featuresRead More

A favorite on the Nashville Latin and jazz scene, multi-instrumentalist Giovanni Rodriguez presents an electric night of salsa, along with his band consisting of Rodriguez (timbales/vocals), Melvin Macias (piano/vocals), Yosvany Cordero (congo/bongo), Michael S. Morton (flute/vocals), and Isoel Villarrubia (bass).

Saxophonist, composer, and producer Boney James comes to City Winery for two shows in promotion of his latest album, Slow Burn, released in the fall of last year. It is James’s nineteenth record, and among his many accolades over hisRead More

Saxophonist, composer, and producer Boney James comes to City Winery for two shows in promotion of his latest album, Slow Burn, released in the fall of last year. It is James’s nineteenth record, and among his many accolades over hisRead More

Nashville native Bizz Bigsby shares his very personal music which tells the story of his life, influenced by everyone from Bill Withers to George Jones to James Taylor.

Coming from a distinctly talented musical family, Regi Wooten is one of the most innovative and dynamic musicians on the scene today, pushing the boundaries of the traditional genres. Equally at home playing Hendrix as Wes Montgomery, Wooten assembles aRead More

Every Thursday night, Rudy’s honors its New Orleans and French roots by celebrating the vibrant music of Gypsy Jazz. These nights feature a variety of small groups either led or curated by New Orleans native Brook Sutton, all performing musicRead More

Jack Ruch returns this month with his organ trio, a classic jazz format.

Described above, Marcus Finnie’s band plays a special concert in celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.

Catch Art Four Sale on Arrington's Hillside stage, with Arrington Wine and great food truck eats available.

Grammy-winning guitarist Andy Reiss leads a stellar quintet of some of Nashville’s top musicians, including Roland Barber (trombone), Dan Hitchcock (reeds), Roger Spencer (bass), and Chris Brown (drums). Reiss, a member of the Time Jumpers, is a prolific recording sessionRead More

NYC-based pianist Jon Cowherd leads a quartet to showcase his original compositions. Cowherd has worked with an extensive roster of artists, players, and singers across the jazz, pop, and rock genres. In addition to his longtime collaboration with drummer BrianRead More

Daniel Kuk is a young up-and-coming pianist who, as you can tell from other lineups listed in this newsletter, is already making waves in the scene and proving himself in-demand. He has lived in Nashville most of his life, andRead More

Catch The Lilliston Effect on Arrington's Hillside stage, with Arrington Wine and great food truck eats available.

Catch 9 Volt Romeo Band on the Lawn at Arrington Vineyards, with Arrington Wine and great food truck eats available.

Bassist Shaun Munday returns to the Rudy’s stage with his full band. Munday has studied and performed with some of the industry’s greats, including John Mayer, Esperanza Spalding, and Antonio Sanchez, among others.

All-star Nashville pianist Pat Coil returns with a quartet performances, though both of these will feature a special guest guitarist performing with the trio. As you all probably know by now, Coil is a highly in-demand pianist in Nashville andRead More

One of Nashville’s most active and accomplished saxophonists, Aliquo will be leading performances several times this month, both in trio and quartet format.