Tributes to Bix
There are a number of albums, CD’s, one 78 rpm box set, and songs which represent, in one form or another, homages to Bix. Most
The original
Bix Beiderbecke
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This site is dedicated to preserving and disseminating information about Bix Beiderbecke, the musical genius from Davenport, Iowa.
Annotated lists of books, articles, videotapes, audio tapes, recordings, and related items are provided.
There are five satellite sites: two for images, one for WBIX, the virtual radio station devoted to Bix, one for Jim Grover’s Bix Radio Program, and one for the Bix discography.
We hope that this site will become the most comprehensive primary reference work of available resources about Bix. We will need the help of our fellow Bixophiles to add to and correct the information that we provide.
In Davenport, IA, a strong preservation of Bix Beiderbecke is ongoing.
In the Bix Beiderbecke Museum and Archive, you’ll see the history of the most influential cornetist of the 20th Century.
The year’s highlight for Bixophiles is the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival where Jazz bands, visitors, and Bixophiles from all over the world gather to celebrate Bix’s musical genius. Perhaps, to a true Bix admirer, the most significant and poignant event of the Festival is the Saturday morning visit to Bix’s grave site in Oakdale Cemetery.
Museum and Archive
After nearly a century, the music of legendary cornetist, pianist, and composer Bix Beiderbecke still draws awestruck admiration from fans around the world.
The Memorial Society
Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Society exists to perpetuate the music and memory of Leon ‘Bix’ Beiderbecke and music of the Traditional Jazz Era.
There are a number of albums, CD’s, one 78 rpm box set, and songs which represent, in one form or another, homages to Bix. Most
The Facts The Society, a non-profit organization located in Davenport, Iowa, Bix’s hometown, has the goal of preserving and honoring the memory of Bix’s musical
A Book of Caricatures Yo Bix, tu Bix, el Bix by Hermenegildo Sabat, Editorial Airene, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1972. The title of the book translates
Obituaries – Les Swanson: An Appreciation Beiderbecke bandmate and friend Swanson leaves behind a multi-talented life April 8 – Dispatch and Rock Island
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