MUSIC: JAZZ IS CLOSING, BUT THE PARISH IS NOT
By Joe Gross

Austin 360 , TX
Feb 11 2007

Jazz restaurant owner Matt Reppert confirmed Friday that the 19-year
Sixth Street Cajun fixture is closing March 18, but the upstairs
Parish club will continue.

"I want to get everyone in here to eat their last meal before I turn
it over," Reppert said. "Austin is a very progressive city, so it’s
time to update the concept."

A new Cajun restaurant called Roux, owned by Dan Janjigian and
Chad Elton, is slated to open in May; they will lease the space
from Reppert.

Reppert said the new owners plan to keep the Parish open, though there
may be a period of inactivity. "There may be some type of gap in the
liquor license," Reppert said.

The Parish will participate in South By Southwest. At Jazz, pianist
Matt Wilson will host "Broadway on Sixth" Thursdays through Saturdays
until March 10.

Janjigian, who participated in the 2002 Olympics as part of the
Armenian two-man bobsled team, is a Web designer and part owner of
the Geisha House in Los Angeles. Elton has worked with House of Blues,
Carlos ‘n’ Charlie’s, Nola and Kingfish. Both live in Austin.

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