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Bix in Context: Jazz Music on the Mississippi
We are getting “jazzed” for this weekend’s 47th annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, or “Bix Fest,” by taking a closer look the local music scene that nurtured Davenport’s world-renowned cornetist. In the summertime months, the place to be was … Continue reading
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Tagged Bix Beiderbecke, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Carlisle Evans, Doc Wrixon, Fate Marable, Jazz, Joseph Streckfus, Steamboats, Tony Catalano
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