Ellington Jazz Club

Musical venue in Perth, Western Australia

The Ellington Jazz Club

The Ellington

Address| 191/193 Beaufort Street
Perth
Australia
Coordinates| 31°56′47.99364″S 115°51′51.47802″E﻿ / ﻿31.9466649000°S 115.8642994500°E﻿ / -31.9466649000; 115.8642994500
Opened| 2009
Website
https://www.ellingtonjazz.com.au

The Ellington Jazz Club, known locally 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 WAAPA.[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, 191-193 Beaufort Street, Perth, is the heritage listed former Chinese Laundry & Dye Works, build in 1896.[18]

## See also[edit]

* Australian jazz
* William Street Bird

## References[edit]

1. ^ Henry, Clarence bernard (2021). Global Jazz: A Research and Information Guide. Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies. p. 1382\. ISBN 9780367724832.
2. ^ Wolfe, Angelyne; Sinclair, Dorothy M; O'Donohue, Matthew J (2014). Hot Nights Cool Jazz. Perth: London Court Books. ISBN 9780646917221.
3. ^ a b "The Ellington Jazz Club seeking weekend daytime trade". PerthNow. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
4. ^ a b c "Ellington Jazz Club hits the market". Business News. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
5. ^ a b "Biographies » City of Vincent Library". library.vincent.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
6. ^ "The Ellington Jazz Club". theellingtonjazzclub.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
7. ^ Edwards, Brayden (2023-03-02). "Review: An Evening of Elegant Songs at Ellington Jazz Club". X-Press Magazine - Entertainment in Perth. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
8. ^ "Perth International Jazz Festival 2016". www.weekendnotes.com. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
9. ^ "The Ellington Jazz Club | FRINGE WORLD Festival - 20 January - 19 February 2023". fringeworld.com.au. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
10. ^ "Perth jazz great Graham Wood dies aged 46". ABC News. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
11. ^ "Perth jazz identity Graham Wood loses cancer battle". The West Australian. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
12. ^ "Graham Wood: The Ellington Jazz Club". Isolated Sounds. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
13. ^ "Five Of Perth's Cosiest Jazz Bars For A Classy Night Out". Scoop. 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
14. ^ "The Ellington Jazz Club, Perth: Function Room Hire and Reviews". Australia's Best Bars and Nightclubs. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
15. ^ a b Orr, Aleisha (2014-03-20). "Perth teenager jams with a Rolling Stone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
16. ^ "Charlie Watt plays Perth jazz club". SBS News. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
17. ^ "Remembering Charlie Watts' surprise Perth gig". The West Australian. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
18. ^ "Chinese Laundry & Dye Works (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2023.