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Charlie Parker Birthday Tribute with Don Aliquo
Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 5:30 PM · Rudy's Jazz Room, The Gulch
The Read
Parker’s music is not a nostalgia exercise; it is still the hardest common repertoire in jazz, and the tunes get called at jam sessions specifically to find out who has done the work. Don Aliquo is a Nashville saxophonist with a serious straight-ahead reputation, which is the right kind of person to hand this material to. Expect tempos that are not polite. Rudy’s Jazz Room is a basement club in the Gulch with a small stage, good sound, and a listening policy the staff enforces. A 5:30 start makes this an early set, which means you can hear a bebop tribute and still have a night afterward. Sit close enough to see the fingering — half the pleasure of this music is watching it be difficult.
The Room
Rudy's Jazz Room
809 Gleaves St
The closest thing Nashville has to a dedicated jazz club — table seating, close listening, and a Gulch location that feels apart from the Gulch.
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Nearby Later Tonight
A second set close by, only when the timing actually works.
Shape The Night
Before
Peg Leg PorkerCarey Bringle named the restaurant after the leg cancer took when he was a kid. Texas Monthly called the dry-rub pork ribs the best Memphis-style in the country. That's the order. Don't skip the pimento cheese.
Show: Charlie Parker Birthday Tribute with Don Aliquo at 5:30 PM
After
Marsh House$1.50 oysters at happy hour Monday through Friday, 5 to 7pm — one of the better steals in The Gulch. Gulf Coast-rooted, New Orleans-inflected. Brack May is in the kitchen.