1811 Ontario Pl., NW
1963-1965
Owner John Grenachis, an artist who displayed his own work in the club.
Mostly featured folk blues artists. Seems to have continued into 1966 as Ontario Gallery, without live music.
Artists
- Mississippi John Hurt (1963)
- Backwards Sam Firk (1964)
- Jimmy Giuffre (1964)
- Mississippi John Hurt (1964)
- Mississippi John Hurt (1965)
Mississippi John Hurt at The Ontario Place
WP 9/22/63 p.G4
Backwards Sam Firk at The Ontario Place
WP 4/19/64 p.G4
Mississippi John Hurt at The Ontario Place
WP 10/16/64 p.D13
1811 Ontario Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia
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White, Jean M. “Jimmy Giuffre and Lonely Clarinet Explore Music Here.” Washington Post, April 30, 1964.
I remember seeing Mississippi John Hurt there many times. It was magical!