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Bennetts Lane Jazz Club

Jazz clubs in AustraliaMusic venues completed in 1992Music venues in Melbourne

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, a live jazz performance music venue in Melbourne, Australia, was located at the end of its namesake lane off Little Lonsdale Street from 1992 to 2017. New owners plan to reopen the club in new premises in Flinders Lane, and open in the 2020s.

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Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
Bennetts Lane, Melbourne Melbourne

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