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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Yoshi's San Francisco Grand Opening
On November 28th the Fillmore district welcomed Yoshi's San Francisco -- bringing the esteemed jazz venue into a neighborhood that once thrived with a Harlem-style musical renaissance.
In the 1940s and 50s -- before the Fillmore's controversial redevelopment, and after the tragic Japanese internment that displaced many of the area's Japanese American residents -- the neighborhood housed dozens of nightclubs, hosting acts like Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Lionel Hampton.
The new Yoshi's, under the artistic direction of Peter Williams, brings these strains of jazz back to their San Francisco roots. The upcoming calendar features the same caliber of artist and sound that has characterized Yoshi's renowned Oakland location.
Yoshi's is part of the Fillmore Heritage Center, a mixed development featuring housing, a planned Jazz museum, and "1300 on Fillmore," an American soul food restaurant, which has opened to rave reviews.
In further Fillmore/Japantown developments, the newly redone and renamed Kabuki Sundance Theaters will be opening this month.
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