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Regular jazz concerts in the lounge and in the Summer Garden, when the weather is good, attract audiences throughout the year with Berlin-based and international artists, easygoing sounds and relaxed atmosphere.

Jazz feels right at home at the Ellington Hotel! Haus Nürnberg, as the building used tzo be known, was once a popular haunt of artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. The Ellington Hotel is once again embracing its past traditions by inviting both musicians and music fans to jazz events. The jazz concerts with artists like Gordon Gatherer, The New West Guitar Quartet, The Savoy Dance Orchestra, Grahame Patrick, The Blue Baba Swing Bigband, The Swinging Royal Jazz Band, Karl Heinz Böhm, Craig Burton Duo and many others can be enjoyed outside in the Summer Garden when the weather is fine. Here you can lean back on comfortable couches and enjoy a cool drink along with the easygoing music and relaxed atmosphere. When the weather decides not to play along, the concerts are put on inside the hotel.

JazzRadio 101.9 and the Ellington Hotel represent the perfect partnership. Enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine at the bar with a view of the glass studio, and watch the presenters at work as well as following the programme over the hotel's speaker system. The successful station has already won the New York International Radio Broadcasting Award nineteen times and received the Gold Medal for Best Jazz Program three times. The team of friendly presenters is lead by Leslie Nachmann and is on air every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 18.00 hrs. with their electronic jazz show 'The White Room'. The programme broadcast on all other nights carries the signature sound of JazzRadio: Mainstream, Swing, Soul and Smooth Jazz, and is presented by jazz singer Maira Rothe and the Ukrainian actress Aleksandra Odnorog. Brand new in the schedule: former BDI boss Hans-Olaf Henkel is live on air for one hour, at 12.00 hrs. every Sunday, proving to the world what a great jazz fan he is.

Starting right away, selected wines will be stored here behind the original, preserved, several-tonne steel doors of the former regional finance office vault. Previously, this was situated in the historic significant and listed building of today’s ELLINGTON HOTEL. In the past, the stock of 70 million DM, among other things, was safeguarded here at the time of the sign-on benefit after the opening of the wall. Now, guests at the DUKE restaurant can discover history for themselves and select their wine for the meal. Wine lovers and wine experts can additionally participate in exclusive wine tastings at the DUKE.
160 different wines, mainly from France, Italy, Spain and Germany; topped off by Austria and South Africa, are stored in a 35m² large “wine vault”. These include specialties such as the 1971 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse as magnum, the 1983 and 86 Grand Cru magnum bottles Chambertin Côte de Nuits from Camus Père et Fils and the 1981 Sassicaia magnum. The offer includes wines from 22 euros for the crisp summer Rosé ”Chateau de Pampelonne“, 75 euros for Antinori’s ”Tignanello“ up to 480 euros for the Château La Mondotte 1999.
“Our pricing is very fair, and above all, customer orientated. We wish to make famous wines such as these accessible, particularly those which scare customers off in top restaurants due to their exorbitant prices and then end up with vino della casa,“ said the vicarious hotel manager, Gunnar Gust. Along with the classics, many “secret tips“ can be found in the “wine vault,” which perfectly complement the unique culinary creations of the DUKE chef, Carsten Obermayr. The restaurant was opened in May 2007 and presents a new highlight on the Berlin gastronomy scene with its creative and diverse top-quality cooking at fair prices, in the best city location between the Kurfürstendamm, the zoo and the KaDeWe. The menu boasts Mediterranean and Asian dishes, which are distinguished by their creative and original preparation and presentation.

... with numerous events. In Berlin from August 13th through September 1st the largest and most significant Elvis exhibit outside of Graceland will honour the life of Elvis Presley along with discussions with numerous colleagues of his. The exhibition will be held in the newly opened ELLINGTON HOTEL.

Stylish atmosphere, an open show kitchen and original culinary creations of the highest standard: 6 May saw the opening night of “Duke”, the new restaurant in the ELLINGTON HOTEL on Nürnberger Strasse. The restaurant, with its simple concept, is a new highlight on the