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Ibex Lounge

May 3, 2019 By Michael Fitzgerald 3 Comments

5832 Georgia Ave., NW

Previously Ibex Club. Three-level complex with only the first floor Ibex Lounge featuring jazz.

Capacity: 70

An eventual successor Ibex nightclub was closed down in 1997 after the murder of a D.C. police officer, following numerous complaints about the club.

Artists

  • Malachi Thompson (1986)

5832 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia


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Leslie, Renee. “Ibex: Working Your Way Up from Jazz to Comedy to Disco.” Washington Post, April 13, 1984.
Washington Post. “The Ibex Shutdown.” February 8, 1997.

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  1. Dion Martine says

    February 20, 2024 at 7:55 am

    Me and my girlfriends would have so much fun there! Great memories

    Are there any articles on The Quonset night club, Temple Hills, (Hillcrest Heights) MD

    Triples Night Club, attached Temple Hills, (Hillcrest Heights) MD

    Thank you

    Reply
  2. Morton J.Gilbert Sr. says

    May 30, 2024 at 11:45 am

    I was the First Person You would encounter at the entrance!!! I worked Security at the Ibex Nightclub from around June 1984, to the middle of 1986!!! Very, Very Classy and a Different Time in Society 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿!!! You came dressed to impress 😉😉😉😉😉!! Everyone came to enjoy themselves. Before Whitney Houston was “Whitney, she promoted her Album at the Ibex!! Bootsy Collins, Charlie Wilson shot a short Video while arriving at the Club. Frank Ski was a young Howard University student, DJing from time to time!!! Great, Great Memories ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️!!!!!

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    • Cynde says

      December 13, 2025 at 10:04 am

      I lived on GA Ave 1984-85. I went to the Ibex a couple of times.

      Reply

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