Join one of Nashville's favorite shows Wendy Burns Music's Ladies of Jazz Show. Wendy Burns Music's LADIES OF JAZZ SHOW... "It's a Nashville Show to See". Featuring an exciting lineup of talent, Rudy's Jazz Room's "Ladies of Jazz" showcase presents Nashville's favorite female vocalists collaborating together, displaying a variety of original and distinct vocal talent, backed by some of Nashville's best and well known musicians.
Wendy Burns
Nashville's 2022 Inducted member Academy of Local Musicians Hall of Fame and 2023 & 2024 Mississippi Music Foundations Best Female Jazz vocalists of the year.
Flute playing jazz vocalist Wendy Burns of Nashville TN has studied and performed songs from the 1940's Jazz Big Band era since the age of 9 years old. She has been described as having a unique voice that fits the era. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and has sessioned and performed with many of the Nashville classic country greats. With a deep passion for jazz standards, and as a hopeless romantic, Wendy believes there's beauty in staying true to the melodies as they were written. Her set list includes songs from the "Great American Songbook", jazz standards, and a number of her fabulous original pieces that reminisce of cherished jazz classics you've never heard. Wendy's influences are Judy Garland, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrew Sisters, and Helen Forrest, to name a few. You will also hear some of her original tunes in vaudeville fashion featuring "Grover" her ukulele.
"She expertly delivers jazz vocals in traditional speakeasy style and displays her exceptional talent on flute as well. She does an excellent job, a true entertainer, she holds her audience and has them laughing with her patter between songs." - Gary Cobb, Nashville Tn
"When singing the classics, I've always tried to sing the melodies as close to the original version as possible. I feel you can get closest to the composer's feelings by doing that and by staying within it that realm. To think that someone in a time long ago did their best to put their feelings and words of love on a sheet of paper so that generations ahead would hear it just as it was written is a golden key to a door of a time before. Maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic and madly in love with the idea of living back in that time." - Wendy Burns
Annabella Gelmetti
Annabella Gelmetti is an multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her music blends folk, alternative, and jazz, with her guitar work inspired by artists like João Gilberto. Annabella regularly performs her original compositions at local venues, including The Bluebird Cafe and Aloft West End, and has led successful jazz combos such as The Act. In addition to her live performances, Annabella works as a sheet music engraver for Graphite Publishing. She enjoys cross-disciplinary collaboration and has composed over 50 musical works for dance, including a vaudeville-inspired ballet, "Curiouser & Curiouser" (2024). Her set features Brazilian pieces like João Gilberto's "Doralice" alongside original songs such as "Unfinished Business."
Johnnie Baltimore
"Johnnie is the vibe. Original voice, fearless style, and a gift for flipping every song into something fresh and timeless." - Karriem Riggins
"The personification of grace itself" - Music City Review
A returning Ladies of Jazz vocalist, Johnnie Baltimore is known for her rich tone, poised delivery, and timeless style. Rooted in tradition but never confined by it, she brings a subtle, sultry edge and a swinging spirit to every performance - creating space for deep feeling, joyful rhythm, and quiet fire. Her path into jazz began unconventionally at Michigan State University and came to life years later in Nashville, where she made her debut at Rudy's Jazz Room with The Marc Payne Quartet. Influenced by Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, and Diana Krall, Johnnie's sound is intimate, playful, and unmistakably her own. With a love for ballads, bossa nova, and swinging straight-ahead tunes, she offers listeners a fresh take on classic forms—elegant, exploratory, and always emotionally true.
