Here are some posts from social media about Chai’s passing.
I cut my teeth on the NY jazz scene, at Sweet Basil Jazz Club. It's where I honed the art-of-the-hang. (Bradley's was…
Posted by Lezlie Harrison on Saturday, May 30, 2020
We remember Chai Suthammanont, who came to the U.S. from Thailand at the age of 17. He landed in the restaurant industry…
Posted by Governor Phil Murphy on Thursday, June 4, 2020
We remember Chai Suthammanont, who came to the U.S. from Thailand at the age of 17. He landed in the restaurant industry at the famous jazz club, Sweet Basil – where he made Sweet Basil among the first restaurant/bar to offer health insurance to its employees. May God bless him. pic.twitter.com/xrjDewMcaY
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 4, 2020