idd ler ▁took ▁over ▁book ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁MA MA ▁& ▁Company ▁acquired ▁the ▁Mean ▁F idd ler ▁Music ▁Group ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁ven ue ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁The ▁Col um bo ▁Group ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Through out ▁its ▁various ▁own ers ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁show case ▁perform ers ▁from ▁the ▁gen res ▁of ▁ne o - s oul , ▁hip ▁hop , ▁electron ica , ▁bl ues , ▁world , ▁reg ga e , ▁Latin ▁and ▁soul , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁new ▁and ▁established ▁jazz ▁artists . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁for ▁ 4 5 0 ▁pat rons ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁first - floor ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁Perform ers ▁The ▁Jazz ▁C afé ▁has ▁played ▁host ▁to ▁such ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁as ▁Sun ▁Ra ▁Ark estra , ▁Ph aro ah ▁Sand ers , ▁Don ▁Cher ry , ▁Jimmy ▁Smith , ▁Ab bey ▁Lincoln , ▁A hm ad ▁Jam al , ▁Arch ie ▁She pp , ▁Edd ie ▁Harris , ▁Cass andra ▁Wilson , ▁Mul atu ▁A stat ke , ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁too ▁numerous ▁to ▁mention . ▁It ▁has ▁hosted ▁top - dra wer ▁fun k , ▁soul ▁and ▁disco ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Amy ▁W ine house , ▁Ben ▁E ▁King , ▁L ero y ▁Burg ess , ▁Ev ely n ▁" Ch amp agne " ▁King , ▁The ▁Black by rd s ,