Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival
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Davenport, Iowa's annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival commemorates Bix Beiderbecke, a famous jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer who was born in Davenport in 1903. It is one of the largest jazz festivals in the United States. It is held on the weekend after the Bix 7 Road Race, another local event named for Beiderbecke.
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Genre | Jazz |
Dates | Late July and/or early August |
Location(s) | Davenport, Iowa, United States |
Coordinates | 41.5198°N 90.5775°W / 41.5198; -90.5775 |
Years active | 1971 (1971)-present |
Founded by | Don O’Dette |
Website | www |
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