Yoshi’s opens, a dream comes true

Photograph of opening night at Yoshi's by Mina Pahlevan

The night the neighborhood has been waiting for arrived November 27, 2007, when the first horns blew at Yoshi’s, the elegant new jazz club in the Fillmore Heritage Center at 1330 Fillmore Street. A grand opening celebration the next night featuring legendary drummer Roy Haynes and an all-star band officially opened the two-level 420-seat club — and brought back big-time jazz to the Fillmore.

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