Ellington Jazz Club

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Ellington Jazz Club
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Ellington Jazz Club
Full nameThe Ellington Jazz Club
Address191–193 Beaufort Street
Perth
Australia
Coordinates 31°56′48″S115°51′51″E / 31.946639°S 115.864246°E / -31.946639; 115.864246 (The Ellington Jazz Club) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
TypeJazz club
Opened2009;15 years ago (2009)
Website
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The Ellington Jazz Club, known colloquially as the Ellington, is a music venue located in Perth, Western Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4] It has been described as one of the country's "best loved and most highly regarded jazz clubs". [5]

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The venue plays host to local jazz musicians, including students of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. [6] [7] It has also been a venue for the Perth International Jazz Festival, and Perth's Fringe World festival. [8] [9]

History

The venue was founded by Graham Wood and Bernard Kong in 2009. [10] [11] [4] Wood had been frustrated by the lack of suitable performance venues in Perth, after he had been a professional musician for 20 years. [12] The venue was converted from a disused dye works building. [5] The interior of the venue is described as resembling New York City jazz clubs. [13] [14]

In 2014 the Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts played a surprise performance at the venue, after the cancellation of the band's planned concert due to the death of Mick Jagger's partner. Then-student Harry Mitchell was invited for perform alongside him. [15] The impromptu performance made Perth headlines. [15] [16] [17]

In October 2022 the venue was put up for sale. [4] It was purchased in 2023 by the couple Travis Simmons and Zoe Jay. [3]

Building

The location of the club is the heritage listed former Chinese Laundry and Dye Works, build in 1896. [18]

See also

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  2. ↑ Wolfe, Angelyne; Sinclair, Dorothy M; O'Donohue, Matthew J (2014). Hot Nights Cool Jazz. Perth: London Court Books. ISBN   9780646917221.
  3. 1 2 "The Ellington Jazz Club seeking weekend daytime trade". PerthNow. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ellington Jazz Club hits the market". Business News. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Biographies » City of Vincent Library". library.vincent.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Ellington Jazz Club". theellingtonjazzclub.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Edwards, Brayden (2 March 2023). "Review: An Evening of Elegant Songs at Ellington Jazz Club". X-Press Magazine - Entertainment in Perth. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Perth International Jazz Festival 2016". www.weekendnotes.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Ellington Jazz Club | FRINGE WORLD Festival - 20 January - 19 February 2023". fringeworld.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Perth jazz great Graham Wood dies aged 46". ABC News. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Perth jazz identity Graham Wood loses cancer battle". The West Australian. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Graham Wood: The Ellington Jazz Club". Isolated Sounds. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Five Of Perth's Cosiest Jazz Bars For A Classy Night Out". Scoop. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "The Ellington Jazz Club, Perth: Function Room Hire and Reviews". Australia's Best Bars and Nightclubs. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  15. 1 2 Orr, Aleisha (20 March 2014). "Perth teenager jams with a Rolling Stone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Charlie Watt plays Perth jazz club". SBS News. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Remembering Charlie Watts' surprise Perth gig". The West Australian. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Chinese Laundry & Dye Works (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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