yoshi's moved to oakland's jack london square in 1997. the new resturaunt space had 310 seats in the club, a seperate 250 seat restaurant, and a 60 seat bar. they could have much larger performaces. they could also continue to represent japanese culture in the resturuant space and represent jazz culture in the club space. famous performers have included chick correa, wynton marsalis, sarah vaughan, max roach, carlos reyes, pete escovedo, arturo sandoval, oscar peterson, betty carter, dee dee bridgewater, and pharoah sanders.