Career
Pillars played locally in Little Rock and Jackson, Tennessee before joining the territory band of Alphonso Trent in 1927-1928. Following this he co-led the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, an ensemble which featured a large number of noted jazz sidemen over the course of its existence. Following his time in Jeter-Pillars, Pillars became a mainstay of the Saint Louis, Missouri jazz scene, working there from the 1950s into the 1980s.
