Showing posts with label The Ellington Jazz Club. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Ellington Jazz Club. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The Ellington Jazz Club

Ruth was telling me about a place called The Ellington Jazz Club out on Beaufort St that she went to a few months back. I love the idea of sitting in a fancy dimly lit jazz club and soaking in the sounds of the singers and instruments. In all honesty, I've never been to a jazz club before, so I didn't even know if the image in my mind was accurate.

We scoped out the performance schedule and decided on tonight's show which featured the Roger Garrod Quartet. I liked the idea of listening to a quartet play. Not sure why though. None the less, it was a great opportunity to admire all the talent from Perth. The quartet included a piano, saxophone, double bass and drums. They were four very talented musicians and the audience seemed to really appreciate their music. 

The club was pretty close to what I had envisioned. It was dimly lit with red lighting and there were plenty of tables to sit at, along with the bar and a standing area. There was even a small dance floor.







Upstairs was the cocktail area where you could bring your drink and have a chat. There were separate rooms for groups to sit in and have a bit more privacy, and in all the rooms there were TVs which fed live footage of the artists playing downstairs. 

There was such an elegance to the place, and I look forward to coming back again to listen to some sweet and soothing jazz music.