Forever Bix Festival hosted by suburban man honors jazz great Beiderbecke on his 100th birthday.(Time Out!) From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: February 28, 2003| Author: Zalusky, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2003 Paddock Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Steve Zalusky Daily Herald Staff Writer

The scoop

What: A Tribute to Bix

Where: Marriott Hotel, Racine, Wis.

When: Today, Saturday and Sunday

Tickets: Prices vary, depending on event

Phone: (847) 362-4016

If he were still alive, Leon Bix Beiderbecke would celebrate his 100th birthday March 10.

Beiderbecke actually only lived to see 28 of those birthdays. But it was what he did during ...

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