Cafe CODA

Ownership

Hanah Jon Taylor, a local musician, opened Cafe CODA on Williamson Street in September 2018. Taylor is a 75-year-old jazzman from Chicago who has lived in Madison for 30 years, making him a Madison resident owner.

Local Sourcing

Limited publicly available information about supply chain practices. The venue serves Clary's popcorn, but overall sourcing details for beverages, food, and other items are not clearly documented.

Community Involvement

Taylor co-founded the Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts, focuses on developing local talent, and hosted 'Cool School', a free program for youth to have access to music lessons on weekends. He brings local talent development efforts alongside special performances.

Local Workforce

The atmosphere is generally light and happy and the employees are all amazing people. Reviewers mention that the staff is cool and note spectacular service, though limited information on wages or long tenure.

Revenue Retention

As an independently owned jazz venue on a local arts district street, most revenue appears to stay local through owner operations and staff compensation. No evidence of franchising or corporate ownership draining profits.

Local Presence

Strong local signals include Madison-specific branding ('Madison's premiere jazz space'), named local events (Orquesta SalSoul, AACM), specific street address, local phone number, and community-focused copy. Minimal corporate signals detected.