Club Deluxe, a beloved jazz bar in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, is closing, said Supervisor Dean Preston, whose district includes the music venue.<\/p>\n
Preston told The Chronicle in a text message Wednesday that he learned of the closure a day earlier and asked the owner how his office can help. Preston said his team was looking into how Club Deluxe could remain open on Haight Street, including potentially nominating the business to receive legacy status in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
\u201cClub Deluxe is an amazing venue and an important part of the fabric of the Haight and the San Francisco live music scene,\u201d Preston said.<\/p>\n
Reports of the closure began circulating on social media Tuesday after local musicians shared what appeared to be a letter from the owner to musicians about the closure. It was not immediately clear when the venue would close for good.<\/p>\n
Staff from Club Deluxe did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with sadness, and a hint of disbelief that I must let you know Deluxe will be closing,\u201d owner Sarah Wilde wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n
Wilde said the business does not need monetary donation. Instead, she said it needs the \u201cmulti-billion-dollar real estate company that owns our building to allow a fraction of their portfolio to remain occupied by small businesses, artists, the unsigned musician, the carpenter, the waitress, and the single parent ,\u201d Wilde wrote.<\/p>\n
Wilde wrote that she wishes to move the music venue but does not know how or when.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Percussionist Maria Medina Serafin performs at Club Deluxe in a 2006 photo.<\/p>\n <\/span>Deanne Fitzmaurice\/The Chronicle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n \u201cPlease know, it has been a huge honor for me to run Deluxe these past 7 years,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel more grateful to all of you, and to my staff than I can express.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n