Welcome To The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society
The 2012 Festival Is Back In Downtown Davenport!
The 2012 Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will once again be back in downtown Davenport! We are pleased to announce that the host venue for the 41st Annual Festival is the Davenport RiverCenter & Adler Theater. We will also have special Friday & Saturday evening performances in LeClaire park, as partners with the Davenport Summer Concert Series in The Park! Also new this year we will be in the RiverCenter from start to finish!
We will kick off our 41st year on Thursday evening with at 6 pm in The Mississippi Hall with a terrific opening lineup. On Friday & Saturday, in addition to the evening performances at LeClaire Park, we will have afternoon and evening performances in both the Adler Theater and The Mississippi Room. We will wrap up Sunday afternoon in the Mississippi Hall, as well as close out the weekend there with the Sunday evening Afterglow.
The Adler Theater and Mississippi Hall will host over 1000 patrons each, and are located in the same building for easy transition between venues. There will also be a dance floor in both venues for those that want to hit the dance floor. We have also invited The QC SoDa group to bring their members in for some terrific dance demonstrations for all to enjoy.
The Isle Hotel in Bettendorf, Iowa will be the host hotel this year, and have some terrific deals lined up for our fans. Check out the details in the attached flier.Bix Lives through all of you, the fans!
To Order 2012 Bix Festival Tickets
Bix Society Partners With QC SoDa Dance Studio
The Bix Society is excited to announce that we have partnered with the QC SoDa Dance Studio for our 2012 Festival. We will have more details coming soon. For more information on QC SoDa please go to their website at www.qcsoda.com or to see details on their “Dance The Bix Weekend” go to www.dancethebix.com to see what they have to offer.
Contacting the Bix Society Office
The Bix Society Office is not staffed on a full time basis in the off season. Please leave us a message at 563-324-7170 and we will call you back. You can also e-mail us at info@bixsociety.org or through the feedback page on our website.
A Tribute to Bix Beiderbecke
Don't miss A Tribute To Bix Beiderbecke, presented by Phil Pospychala on March 8 - 11, 2012 in Racine, WI. For more information please go to www.bixfest.com to see the details for this great event.
For additional useful information, check out some of the following sites.
Quad Cities Conventions & Visitors Bureau
Hotels
QuadCities.com Hotel Listing
Experience Quad Cities – Quad Cities
Map of Downtown Davenport
Hotel Blackhawk
River Music Experience
The Bix Society Mission
The mission of the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society is to perpetuate the music and memory of Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke through an annual jazz festival, jazz education programs, and the preservation of traditional jazz.
