the Bix Beiderbecke-inspired jazz aficionado who played all host of instruments including kazoo. Thunderclap Newman would ...

the Mills Brothers and Bix Beiderbecke. Florentine Films was also fortunate to collaborate once again with the incomparable Wynton Marsalis and his band as well as guitarist, composer and singer ...

Each episode unfolds to a soundtrack of jazz music in the style of Bix Beiderbecke performed by Frank Ricotti with Kenny Baker as featured cornet soloist. Extensive use is made of leitmotifs for ...

Two Davenport men face attempted murder charges for a shooting in late October.

A Cedar Rapids man faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, for a May shooting in Davenport. Jamal O. Dawson, 19, ...

Born in the South African town of Witbank in 1939, Masekela was inspired to learn the trumpet after seeing Kirk Douglas play Bix Beiderbecke in the 1950 film Young Man with a Horn. He persuaded ...

Over 20 museums and historical sites across the Quad Cities will be part of Museum Month, with special discounts, events and tours, including: Bix Beiderbecke Museum and Archives: Book a free ...

The Lion quickly became a mentor for younger musicians such as Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, Artie Shaw, and the Dorsey Brothers. They would often go up to Harlem and listen to Willie and play and ...

Since technology is not going anywhere and does more good than harm, adapting is the best course of action. That is where The ...

Performers appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Django Reinhardt NY Festival All-Stars with special guests Bruce Harris, ...

Other notable music festivals in Iowa include the Hinterland Music Festival in St. Charles, the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival in ...