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With an all-star stellar lineup including some of Nashville's most renowned musicians, the Marcus Finnie Band showcases exceptional talent and superlative musicianship within and between each member, transcending into an unparalleled, inspirational and masterful musical experience. Featuring Marcus Finnie on drums with David Rodgers on piano, Miguel Alvarado on sax, Adam McPhail on guitar, Brian Allen on bass and Emmanuel Echem on trumpet.As a Memphis native and Nashville resident, Marcus Finnie has toured with Kirk Whalum, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Lady Antebellum, Larry Carlton, Donna Summer, India Arie, Billy Preston, Earl Klugh and many others. Marcus has also recorded with Grammy and Stellar Award nominated and winning artists’ Kirk Whalum, Keb Mo & Taj Mahal, India Arie, Michael McDonald, Lalah Hathaway, and several others.
California native David Rodgers is one of the most exciting talents in Nashville's jazz scene today. Winner of the 2016 James Miltenberger International Jazz Piano Competition and active member of Keb' Mo's band as keyboardist, he has also recorded on numerous records including Keb's Grammy-winning Oklahoma (2019). He has toured and performed worldwide at the Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Playboy Jazz Festival, among many others.
Adam McPhail , 28, holds a Master of Commercial Music Performance from Belmont University and a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Studies) from the University of Southern Mississippi. Adam has shared the stage or recorded with many artists/groups such as B.B. King, Shirley Caesar, Kirk Whalum, Michael W. Smith, K. Michelle, All-4-One, Dorinda Clark-Cole, The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Cory Wong, Chris Daughtry, Erica Campbell, Bucky Covington, Maranda Curtis, Koryn Hawthorne, Jekalyn Carr, VaShawn Mitchell, Dynamo, Evvie McKinney, Todd Galberth, Adam Doleac, Melinda Doolittle, Mark Lettieri, Jeff Coffin, Roosevelt Collier, and many others. While touring across the country, he has opened for artists/groups such as Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, The Robert Glasper Experiment, Big & Rich, FORQ, Shaun Martin, Lonestar, George Clinton, Becca Stevens, and Scotty McCreery.
Hailing from Columbus, Indiana, Brian Allen started playing the bass at age eleven. His playing won him several awards throughout high school, including the prestigious Louis Armstrong Jazz award. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to attend Musicians Institute. There he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music and also won the outstanding student of the year. Brian Allen was most recently on tour with Jonathan Davis of Korn in 2018. He is one of Nashville’s top recording bassists. He was nominated Bass Player of the year by the Academy of Country Music in 2018. Brian is also teaching a clinic series that will be touring in 2019 called Rhythm Section Master Class. Brian has performed a diverse range of live shows as well as recording sessions. His playing spans the musical spectrum from jazz to rock and everything in between.
Trumpeter, composer and arranger Emmanuel Echem completed his B.M. in Commercial Music and Music Technology at Belmont University, and has since then firmly established himself as a capable lead and section player, as well as an adept soloist with a unique and soulful improvisational style which frequently draws comparisons to trumpet masters such as Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, and Roy Hargrove. His performance and recording credits include Joss Stone, Lauren Daigle, Charlie Wilson, Boyz II Men, Allen Stone, Dumpstaphunk, LeAnn Rimes, Johnny Reid, the Gaither Vocal Band, Dan + Shay, Jeff Coffin, Dynamo, Wayne Bergeron, The Weeks, Wycliffe Gordon, Frankie Negrón, John Clayton, Keb' Mo', La Sonora Dinamita, the Neal Morse Band ft. Mike Portnoy, Roy "Futureman" Wooten and the Circle of Harmony Orchestra, and the Nashville Jazz Orchestra, among many others.
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This show is 21 and over only. 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.
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For details on our seating arraignment please see our Seating Information Page on our website.
Please try to arrive 15 minutes prior to the show start time. You may arrive as early as 5pm for 6pm shows, and no earlier than 8:45pm for 9pm shows. 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.
Masks covering nose and mouth are required at all times for everyone except for when eating, drinking or for musicians performing on stage. We have two sections of seating; our back section has tables which are socially distanced from one another while our front section is not socially distanced. We ask everyone in our back section to maintain social distancing (6 feet) between yourself and anyone other than family members or people you are cohabitating with. Seats and tables have been strategically placed to maintain social distancing in the back section. We are not allowing the moving of tables or rearrange chairs by customers. Please be sure of which tickets section you are in when purchasing tickets.
Prior to opening each night we will be manually fogging the stage and entire front of house area with Vital Oxide. Between shows we will be clearing the room of all patrons and doing a full sanitization before the next show so you can be assured the area you sit at is safe and clean. Ultraviolet sanitizing lights have been installed in our HVAC system as well as a number of Germ Guardian True HEPA filter ultraviolet light air purifiers placed throughout the room and in each bathroom. We will be running a standard atmospheric haze machine at a low level with standard water-based Propylene Glycol haze fluid during shows. Small movable personal mini Plexiglass barriers will be placed in front of vocalists and wind instruments. Hand sanitizing stations are placed throughout the space and staff will be actively cleaning surfaces throughout the night and between shows.
We ask everyone to be cognizant of others and respect that not everyone has the same comfort level with things. If ever there is any question or concern about your safety please do not hesitate to ask for the manager on duty and let them know your concerns so we can do our best to address them.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rudy's Jazz Room, 809 Gleaves St., Nashville, United States
Tickets
USD 25 to USD 100