Ladies of Jazz

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
Brooke Bryant
Bibi (aka Brooke Bryant) is a big fan of Rudy’s! She has performed in multiple capacities as a singer: from touring with the American Big Band show (for Community Concerts)… to regional professional theater (including Nashville Repertory Theater, the former People’s Branch Theater, and Nashville Children’s Theatre)... as a back-up singer for legends Kenny Rogers and Brenda Lee… as well as at casinos, with cruise lines, and on board the General Jackson Showboat. With her Bewitching Band (which always features a host of Nashville’s finest professional musicians), Bibi offers up well-known and almost-forgotten favorites from the 40’s-60’s with unique arrangements that incorporate various swing, jazz and international styles.
Johnnie Baltimore
Tiffany "Johnnie Baltimore" Fowler, a Jackson, MI native, discovered her passion for jazz while still in high school, inspired by a televised performance from Betty Carter. She pursued her craft at Michigan State University, where she studied under the celebrated jazz vocalist Sunny Wilkinson. Though not a music major, Tiffany found creative ways to immerse herself in the program, setting the foundation for her journey into vocal jazz. Her influences include jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Diana Krall, Lizz Wright and Cassandra Wilson.
Johnnie has graced stages across Nashville, including several guest performances with pianist Marc Payne at Rudy’s Jazz Room. A student of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, she’s worked with esteemed instructors/musicians Lori Mechem, Liz Johnson, and Christina Watson, further refining her skills. As "Johnnie Baltimore", a stage name honoring her late grandfather, she channels a mix of heartfelt ballads and high-energy swing. Johnnie’s performances celebrate her journey of rediscovery and reinvention, inspiring audiences with her mantra: "It’s never too late to begin again."

This show is all ages. All sales are final and we unfortunately cannot offer any refunds. Additional tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show even if it is sold out online.

Please try to arrive 15 minutes prior to the show start time. If you do not arrive within 45 minutes after the show start time on your ticket your seat may be resold to other patrons at the door. If you arrive after 45 minutes from the start time of the show and your ticket has been resold, although we cannot guarantee it, we will try our best to make space for you to attend the show.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Rudy's Jazz Room, 809 Gleaves Street, Nashville, United States