In time for the Bix 7 road race Saturday morning, the Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives gave a sneak preview of its new space in downtown Davenport Friday, and will be continue to be open with a temporary pop-up exhibit Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The eight-year-old museum is moving across the street […]
The Bix Museum in downtown Davenport is getting ready for its big move across 2nd Street, to a new home in the City Square Building at 112 W. 2nd St., Davenport. The Bix Museum will be closing their doors in the Redstone building (131 W. 2nd St.) on June 6th to begin deconstructing the exhibits. […]
Today, on the 90th anniversary of the passing of jazz legend and Davenport native Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931), Josh Duffee of Davenport changed his Facebook profile picture to a black-and-white photo of a 24-year-old Bix, from 1927. A passionate jazz drummer, teacher and bandleader, Duffee and his Graystone Monarchs (10-piece all-star band) will be performing a […]
