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Paris Cat Jazz Club

A compact, table-seated Melbourne jazz club with two performance rooms across three levels.

Upcoming shows
94
Capacity
100
Address
6 Goldie Place, 3000 Melbourne
Phone
0416 210 979
Next show
Thu, 19 Nov 2026
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Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne

About Paris Cat Jazz Club

Paris Cat Jazz Club is a 100-capacity live-music venue in central Melbourne, spread across three levels with two separate performance rooms. Its defining proposition is proximity: the basement puts audiences within about a metre of the stage, while the venue’s packed Friday and Saturday format can run four shows in a night. Expect a club-scale listening room, table service and a program that treats jazz as a starting point for soul, blues, funk and tribute-led sets.

A basement built from scratch

Builder and drummer Serge Carnovale bought the Goldie Place property in late 2005 after spotting its basement and imagining a Parisian-style jazz bar; he opened Paris Cat in early 2006. The first years were financially tight, with sparse crowds while the club established its audience. Carnovale’s original design drew on 1930s and 1940s Paris basement clubs: dim lighting, bands in the room and close quarters between players and listeners.

A decisive shift arrived in 2012, when Liz Carnovale took over programming. Her booking approach widened the bill beyond hard-core jazz, using recognisable repertoire and tribute shows alongside developing Australian players. By 2018, the club was filling its basement and loft through multiple-act nights, a model that made room for bebop and swing alongside soul, blues and funk.

The room now

Paris Cat remains jazz-led and eclectic, with local players at the centre of a calendar that also reaches into R&B, Latin, classical, folk, rock and alternative music. Artists pitch via press kit and live footage, with the venue responding to acts suited to its booking model when dates allow. Ticket buyers reserve seats at tables; shared tables reflect the club’s French bebop-era setup. Basement and loft bars serve drinks, while tapas and pizzettas cover the food side of the evening.

Sources

  1. The Paris Cat Jazz Club — Paris Cat Jazz Club
  2. FAQs — Paris Cat Jazz Club
  3. The Paris Cat: turning hot jazz into cool cash — The Junction
  4. Paris Cat Jazz Club — Cvent
  5. Interview with Serge Carnovale: Artistic Director, Paris Cat Jazz Club — ATC Melbourne

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