Benny Carter Member Benny Carter Quartet Also played here Benny Jackson Member Bessie Smith & Her Band Also played here Charlie Johnson and His Paradise Band Also played here Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings Also played here Coleman Hawkins Member Coleman Hawkins’ All American Four Also played here George Stafford Member Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra Also played here Jimmy Harrison Member John Kirby Member John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys Also played here John Kirby and His Orchestra Also played here John Kirby Sextet Also played here Leon “Chu” Berry Member Mezz Mezzrow and His Swing Band Also played here Spike Hughes and His Negro Orchestra Also played here The Benny Carter All-Star Sax Ensemble Also played here The Chocolate Dandies This act