start at the Black Hawk, returned for extended series of appearances with his quartet, playing for consecutive weekends, sometimes for three months at a time. Oakland-based guitarist and guitar builder Nick Esposito, known for his 1940's recordings with Barney Bigard including "Empty Ballroom Blues", "Penny", and "Back Fat Boogie," appeared many times at the Black Hawk during the 1950s. The Blackhawk was closed in 1963. After housing a number of clubs including the "Top Drawer," the building was finally demolished, and is now a parking lot. Still standing adjacent to the site, however, is the "222 Club" (also known as "The Three Deuces"), a former green room to the Blackhawk where equipment was stored for live recordings. For his 1962 performance, Cal Tjader wrote a tune entitled "222 Time" as a nod to the Blackhawk's longtime neighbor. Selected discography See also List of jazz clubs West Coast jazz References External links Miles Davis at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, California All About Jazz: Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk "I Heard That" -- Memories of the Blackhawk Club The Black Hawk « Up from the Deep Epitaph: the Black Hawk « Up from the Deep Guidespot: Finding Chet Baker In San Francisco Former music venues in California Nightclubs in San Francisco Defunct jazz clubs in California Music venues completed in 1949 Jazz clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area Defunct nightclubs in California