The 606 Club (also known as "The Six") is a

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. Located in a basement venue at 90 Lots Road in London SW10 (opposite Lots Road Power Station) and currently licensed for 175 people, it offers jazz,

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seven nights a week, and sometimes also on Sunday afternoons, making it one of the busiest jazz clubs in Europe. According to musician Steve Rubie, who has owned and run the club since 1976, the club's history dates back to its emergence in the 1950s. Originally a small 30-seater venue at 606

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, the club moved to its current site in May 1988.

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Official homepage606 Club Review
20th-century establishments in England Chelsea, London Clubs and societies in London Jazz clubs in London King's Road, Chelsea, London {{jazz-venue-stub

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