Ellington Jazz Club
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| Full name | The Ellington Jazz Club |
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| Address | 191–193 Beaufort Street Perth Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°56′48″S 115°51′51″E / 31.946639°S 115.864246°E |
| Type | Jazz club |
| Opened | 2009 |
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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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]The location of the club is the heritage listed former Chinese Laundry and Dye Works, build in 1896.[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Henry, Clarence bernard (2021). Global Jazz: A Research and Information Guide. Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies. p. 1382. ISBN 9780367724832.
- ^ Wolfe, Angelyne; Sinclair, Dorothy M; O'Donohue, Matthew J (2014). Hot Nights Cool Jazz. Perth: London Court Books. ISBN 9780646917221.
- ^ a b "The Ellington Jazz Club seeking weekend daytime trade". PerthNow. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ellington Jazz Club hits the market". Business News. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Biographies » City of Vincent Library". library.vincent.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "The Ellington Jazz Club". theellingtonjazzclub.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Perth International Jazz Festival 2016". www.weekendnotes.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "The Ellington Jazz Club | FRINGE WORLD Festival - 20 January - 19 February 2023". fringeworld.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Perth jazz great Graham Wood dies aged 46". ABC News. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Perth jazz identity Graham Wood loses cancer battle". The West Australian. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Graham Wood: The Ellington Jazz Club". Isolated Sounds. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Five Of Perth's Cosiest Jazz Bars For A Classy Night Out". Scoop. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "The Ellington Jazz Club, Perth: Function Room Hire and Reviews". Australia's Best Bars and Nightclubs. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b Orr, Aleisha (20 March 2014). "Perth teenager jams with a Rolling Stone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Charlie Watt plays Perth jazz club". SBS News. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Remembering Charlie Watts' surprise Perth gig". The West Australian. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Chinese Laundry & Dye Works (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2023.