Ellington Jazz Club Explained
| Ellington Jazz Club |
| Nickname: | Ellington |
| Logo Image: | Logo of the Ellington Jazz Club.png |
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| Address: | 191–193 Beaufort Street |
| City: | Perth |
| Country: | Australia |
| Type: | Jazz club |
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
The venue was founded by Graham Wood and Bernard Kong in 2009.[10] [11] 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. 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.[16] [17]
In October 2022 the venue was put up for sale. It was purchased in 2023 by the couple Travis Simmons and Zoe Jay.
Building
The location of the club is the heritage listed former Chinese Laundry and Dye Works, build in 1896.[18]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Henry, Clarence bernard . Global Jazz: A Research and Information Guide . Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies . 2021 . 9780367724832 . 1382.
- Book: Wolfe, Angelyne . Hot Nights Cool Jazz . Sinclair . Dorothy M . O'Donohue . Matthew J . London Court Books . 2014 . 9780646917221 . Perth.
- Web site: 2023-05-11 . The Ellington Jazz Club seeking weekend daytime trade . 2023-06-04 . PerthNow . en.
- Web site: 2022-10-31 . Ellington Jazz Club hits the market . 2023-06-04 . Business News . en.
- Web site: Biographies » City of Vincent Library . 2023-06-04 . library.vincent.wa.gov.au.
- Web site: The Ellington Jazz Club . 2023-06-04 . theellingtonjazzclub.blogspot.com.
- Web site: Brayden. Edwards . 2023-03-02 . Review: An Evening of Elegant Songs at Ellington Jazz Club . 2023-06-04 . X-Press Magazine - Entertainment in Perth . en-AU.
- Web site: 2016-06-03 . Perth International Jazz Festival 2016 . 2023-06-04 . www.weekendnotes.com.
- Web site: The Ellington Jazz Club FRINGE WORLD Festival - 20 January - 19 February 2023 . 2023-06-04 . fringeworld.com.au . en.
- News: 2017-07-19 . Perth jazz great Graham Wood dies aged 46 . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-06-04.
- Web site: 2017-07-19 . Perth jazz identity Graham Wood loses cancer battle . 2023-06-04 . The West Australian . en.
- Web site: 2009-07-31 . Graham Wood: The Ellington Jazz Club . 2023-06-04 . Isolated Sounds . en.
- Web site: 2021-04-17 . Five Of Perth's Cosiest Jazz Bars For A Classy Night Out . 2023-06-04 . Scoop . en-AU.
- Web site: The Ellington Jazz Club, Perth: Function Room Hire and Reviews . 2023-06-04 . Australia's Best Bars and Nightclubs.
- Web site: Orr . Aleisha . 2014-03-20 . Perth teenager jams with a Rolling Stone . 2023-06-04 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
- Web site: Charlie Watt plays Perth jazz club . 2023-06-04 . SBS News . en.
- Web site: 2021-08-25 . Remembering Charlie Watts’ surprise Perth gig . 2023-06-04 . The West Australian . en.
- Web site: Chinese Laundry & Dye Works (fmr) . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 12 July 2023 .
