Blue Whale Jazz Club

Blue Whale Jazz Club

Address	3229 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039-2205 USA
Location	Los Angeles
Owner	Joon Lee
Genre(s)	Jazz
Opened	2009 (2009)
Closed	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
Website
www.bluewhalemusic.com

The Blue Whale was a jazz club located on the top floor of Weller Plaza in downtown Los Angeles. ^[1] The club was opened in 2009 by jazz vocalist Joon Lee ^{[1] [2]} and regularly featured regional and internationally acclaimed jazz artists. ^[3] It was announced on December 31, 2020 that the club has been permanently closed.

In early November, 2024, the Blue Whale announced they were re-opening at a new location in the Atwater Village area of los Angeles at 3229 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039-2205. An open house of the new location was presented on Nov. 10 2024.

See also

• List of jazz clubs

References

1. O'Connell, Sean. "1 great spot for live jazz in LA - the Blue Whale - and 6 classic live jazz albums you need to own" (HMTL). 89.3 KPCC Off-Ramp. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
2. Rodriguez, Alex. "In Los Angeles, An Immigrant's Dream Becomes A Jazz Hub" (HMTL). NPR. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
3. Barton, Chris. "Little Tokyo's Blue Whale is on a roll with Dave Douglas, Ralph Alessi and more" (HMTL). LA Times. Retrieved 2017-02-27.

External links

• Blue Whale, Official Site Archived 2020-11-16 at the Wayback Machine