Long run

Spruill's Becomes Lavish, Ending Long Run of Saturday Jazz Matinees

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 2, 2011

One of St. Louis' longest running weekly jazz gigs, the Saturday afternoon sessions by saxophonist Willie Akins at Spruill's, has come to a final ending with the closing of the club. In a story published yesterday, the Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson wrote that the space at 1101 Jefferson formerly occupied by Spruill's is being refitted as a new nightclub, Lavish, by the owners of several other trendy local nightspots. Akins' Saturday afternoon shows were a staple at Spruill's for many years, ...
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