▁Jazz ▁Club ▁was ▁a ▁music ▁ven ue ▁on ▁The ▁Broadway , ▁E aling , ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁London . ▁Open ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁it ▁became ▁London ’ s ▁first ▁regular ▁R & B ▁ven ue ▁with ▁a ▁performance ▁by ▁the ▁influ ential ▁Alex is ▁Kor ner ▁and ▁Cy ril ▁Dav ies ▁band ▁Blues ▁In cor por ated . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁E aling ▁Jazz ▁Club ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁ 4 2 A ▁The ▁Broadway , ▁E aling , ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁London , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁E aling ▁Club ▁was ▁Te her an - born ▁student ▁F ery ▁As g ari ▁who ▁ran ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁fellow ▁students ▁of ▁E aling ▁Techn ical ▁College , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁West ▁London . ▁As g ari ▁had ▁been ▁using ▁E aling ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁then ▁the ▁up st airs ▁ball room ▁of ▁The ▁Fe athers , ▁a ▁pub ▁opposite ▁the ▁E aling ▁Club ▁ven ue ▁prior ▁to ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁Jazz ▁Club ▁prem ises ▁where ▁he ▁ran ▁jazz ▁night s ▁on ▁Th urs days ▁and ▁Frid ays , ▁and ▁R & B ▁on ▁S atur days . ▁▁ ▁Situ ated ▁in ▁a ▁bas ement ▁opposite ▁E aling ▁Broadway ▁station , ▁it ▁was ▁reached ▁by ▁desc ending ▁the ▁narrow ▁steps ▁of ▁the ▁al ley ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁H aven ▁Place , ▁between ▁the ▁tea ▁shop ▁and ▁what ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁j ew