Two of the hottest brassmen of the Jazz Age – Bix Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong – will be fondly remembered this month at two separate jazz festivals.
BIX BEIDERBECKE MEMORIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL (North Davenport, Iowa.) – Aug 2-3
The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society hosts the 47th annual Bix Fest at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave, in North Davenport, Iowa. Performers include the Fats Waller Legacy All-Star Band, the Fat Babies, the St. Louis Stompers, Josh Duffee’s All-Star Graystone Monarchs, The Benny Goodman Trio, The Wolverines from Minneapolis and Miss Jubilee and her Humdingers.
All-event passes cost $105 in advance and slightly higher at the gate; all-day tickets cost $55 for Friday and $55 Saturday; individual weekend sessions cost $30; children ages 12 and younger will be admitted free; (888) BIX-LIVS; (563) 324-7170; info@bixsociety.org.
2018 SATCHMO SUMMERFEST (New Orleans, La.) – Aug. 3-5
The 18th annual Satchmo Summerfest presented by Chevron will draw thousands of trad-jazz fans to New Orleans on Aug. 3 through 5. The staged by French Quarter Festivals, Inc. is dedicated to the life, legacy and music of New Orleans’ native son, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong,
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