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Tag Archives: Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Posters
The 45th Annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival kicks off today! Stop by the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and browse through our collection of posters from past years, donated to us by our friends at the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society and the Bix … Continue reading
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Tagged Bix Beiderbecke, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society, posters
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Great Iowa Traditions: Bix 7 Race and RAGBRAI
Two great Iowa traditions, one local and one statewide, meet in Davenport this Saturday, July 25th and we are all very excited. The local based event is the Quad City Times Bix 7 Road Race which will start at 8:00 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bix 7 Road Race, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society, Bix Porch Party, Credit Island, Michael Farnsworth, RAGBRAI
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A Double-Bix Weekend!
Bix Beiderbecke, for those of you who don’t know, was a jazz genius, a coronet player who jammed with the likes of Hoagy Carmichael and played with the Jean GoldKette Orchestra and the Paul Whitman Band. When he died on … Continue reading
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