After days of rumors, the owners of El Chapultepec made it official on December 8: The legendary jazz club is closed, and it s not coming back.after 87 years in the same family.
“I want to make sure we re not going to be too quick to point the finger at COVID and our shutdowns for being the reason for this closure,” said Anna Diaz, who d inherited the business with her sister, Angela Guerrero, after their father, Jerry Krantz, passed away in 2012. He d taken it over from his father-in-law and made it a jazz mecca. “Of course, the closure played a part in it, Diaz continued. Undoubtedly, that makes an impact in our decision, but there are so many things that led to this choice.