St. Louis-based Cornet Chop Suey will be one of the headlining bands at the 36th annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival to be held July 26 - 29 in Beiderbecke's hometown of Davenport, Iowa.
The group performs traditional New Orleans-style jazz and swing, and in recent years has become a popular attraction on the traditional jazz festival circuit. Other acts at this year's BixFest will include pianist Dick Hyman, Don Vappie and the Creole Serenaders, the New Orleans All-Stars with Duke Heitger, Randy Sandke's New York All Stars, Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band, the New Wolverine Orchestra, Titan Hot 7, Uptown Lowdown Jazz, the West End Jazz Band and the Josh Duffee Orchestra. For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, you can call the Bix Society at 563-324-7170 or visit their Web site.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
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