Baker's Keyboard Lounge has new owners who have pledged to keep jazz alive in the venerable club. Detroiter's Eric Whitaker and Hugh Smith submitted the winning bid in a recently held bankruptcy auction. Smith, who has served as night manager for the past two years, said of the club, "We're going to clean her up and make her feel good. The 77 year old Baker's has played host to some of the greats over the years including Dizzy Gillepie, Stan Getz and John Coltrane. This is great news for area jazz lovers and The Topic is Jazz wishes them all the very best in keeping this great institution up and running.
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