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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Davenport Celebrates Bix, Its Jazz Pioneer

Davenport celebrates a jazz pioneer Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke was one of the first great white jazz musicians, a live-fast, die-young icon of the Roaring '20s. But in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa, on the Mississippi River, the mantra is "Bix Lives." Helping to keep that flame burning for Davenport's most famous resident, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will bring in a slew of bands July 23-26, and in the process work to preserve traditional jazz as an American art form. Mem...

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12:11 on July 12 2009

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Davenport Celebrates Bix, Its Jazz Pioneer

All About Jazz — Davenport celebrates a jazz pioneer Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke was one of the first great white jazz musicians, a live-fast, die-young icon of the Roaring '20s. But... more info
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