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Rudy's Jazz Room

A small Gulch jazz club with ticketed sets most nights, from bebop to gypsy jazz to brass band, and a New Orleans kitchen. Closed Tuesdays.

#2 in Jazz + blues#19 in Clubs + small rooms#39 in Late-night eats

Google 4.7Yelp 4.3 249 reviews

Jazz + bluesNashville Scene pickLocals' favorite

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What to get

  • Chicken, andouille and shrimp gumbo
  • Crawfish grilled cheese
  • Sazerac or Vieux Carre
  • Late-night red beans and rice with beignets

When to go

Fri-Sat 8 pm headliner sets for touring and name players (e.g. a Coltrane-at-100 show Oct 2-3, 2026); the Sunday 9 pm Jazz Jam is the local players' hang; Thursday 6 pm gypsy jazz is an easy after-work start.

Insider tip

Buy weekend 8 pm tickets ahead and arrive at doors, since seats are first come. Service-industry workers get half-price door tickets with proof of employment. Small free lot off 9th Ave behind the building.

Heads up

Every set is a separate charge, and it's dark on Tuesdays.

Happy hour

  • Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 5 PM–7 PM$8 wells, $8 house wines source
  • Mon 9 PM–11:30 PMMonday 9 pm to close: $8 Cuba Libres; $12 Estrella plus a shot of Lunazul Blanco source

Live music

  • Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 6 PM–8:15 PMEarly set; Thursdays are 'Hot Club Happy Hour' gypsy jazz source
  • Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 9 PM–11:15 PMSecond set; Sunday is Rudy's Jazz Jam ($12 plus $10 minimum); 1st and 3rd Thursdays the Rougarou brass band source
  • Fri & Sat 5:30 PM–7:15 PMEarly set source
  • Fri & Sat 8 PM–10:15 PMHeadliner set ($20-25) source
  • Fri & Sat 11 PM–1 AMLate set ($10 at the door) source

At the venue

Capacity
81
Tickets
ticketed (TuneHatch) or pay at the door, per set
Ages
21+
Seating
seated
How to get in
Each set is ticketed separately (about $10-25 in Oct 2026) on TuneHatch via the calendar or at the door; seating is first come, first seated (doors 5 pm for 5:30/6 pm shows, 7:45 for 8 pm, 8:45 for 9 pm, 10:45 for 11 pm).

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Recognition

Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.

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