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 and musicians collaborating together, displaying a variety of original and distinct vocal talent, backed by some of Nashville's best and well known musicians.
Wendy Burns
2022 Inducted member Academy of Local Musicians Hall of Fame - Nashville
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
Dana Robbins
Grammy Winner saxophonist Dana Robbins pays tribute to Les McCann & Eddie Harris and other artists; the Soul Jazz Sound of the late 60's early 70's, bringing back a genre that hasn't been heard in decades, as well as great music of the B3 organ/tenor sax recordings from artists such as Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Jimmy McGriff, Joey DeFrancesco and Charles Earland.Dana Robbins' early years were spent at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since moving to Nashville in the 80's, she has played and recorded for Delbert McClinton, Keb' Mo and Steve Cropper and has played live with Aretha Franklin, Taj Mahal, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Jennifer Hudson, Felix Cavaliere, and The McCrary sisters.
Donna McManus
Donna McManus was born in Houma, LA with the Bayou in her blood and has been singing most of her life in either the studios of Nashville or the stages of Las Vegas, Branson, Pigeon Forge, and New York with Country and Pop Stars like Tony Orlando, Freddie Fender, Jim Stafford, Ray Stevens, and Andy Williams to name but a few. Her long association with Ray Stevens as a member of his background vocal vroup led to Stevens recording her as a featured artist on his CabaRay Records label.
Donna is no stranger to the spotlight having performed the lead in numerous Musical Stage productions for Sight and Sound Theatre including NOAH, JONAH, MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS and MOSES and well as FIXIN 2 RAIN an elaborate production about the Biblical Flood. She is a veteran of the stage, studio and the road and now she is focused on a well-earned solo career.
The Gentleman
Michael Fair - trumpet
Melvin Macias - piano
Brian Allen - bass
Bryan Brock - drums
"It is an honor And a blessing to work with such incredible musicians and to be able to call them friends. Please join us and experience the their awesomeness". - Wendy Burns
