Bix Beiderbecke Museum and Archive

Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archive

Mission

The Bix Beiderbecke Museum and World Archives is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and displaying material related to the life and musical legacy of Bix Beiderbecke, an icon of the jazz age. Our goal is to educate the public, both here and abroad, about Bix and his colleagues, and their vital contributions to American music.

Board Members and Officers

Nathaniel Kraft - Davenport IA - Interim President and Director
Randy Sandke — Venice, FL — Vice President

Alex VanTieghem — Silvis, IL — Treasurer
Chris Barry— Wood-Ridge, NJ — Board Member

Josh Duffee — Davenport, IA — Board Member

Noel Howell — Davenport, IA — Secretary
Jim Petersen — Davenport, IA — Board Member 
Dr. Edward Lamoureux — West Peoria, IL — Board Member

Liz Beiderbecke-Hart — Petersburg, IL — Advisor

Dr. Albert Haim — Setauket, NY — Advisor

Albert Van Tieghem — East Moline, IL — Advisor

Who are we?

The Bix Beiderbecke Museum & World Archives is a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Davenport, Iowa, the hometown of Jazz Legend Bix Beiderbecke. Opening in 2017 in the basement of the River Music Experience, the Bix Museum is the premier location in the Quad Cities to learn about the life and legacy of Bix Beiderbecke. The museum is accompanied by the most extensive archive resource on Bix in the world and serves to preserve and teach that knowledge to future generations to come.

Honorary Chairs
George Avakian — Record producer and jazz historian
Hoagy Bix Carmichael
Dick Hyman — Pianist and composer
Dan Morgenstern — Director Emeritus of the Institute of Jazz Studies
Vince Giordano — Bandleader and jazz historian
David Sager — Archivist, Library of Congress National Jukebox
Howard Braren — President Emeritus, Family member, and retired fundraising consultant