Join the Bix Museum and Bix Society for the 50th Annual Bix Fest. Tickets available at Festival | Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society (bixsociety.org). Throughout the Festival come down to see the museum from 10am-5pm Thurs, Fri, and Sat. We have recently renovated the exhibit to include for the first time Bix’s own tuxedo and traveling trunk during the Whiteman years. Admission is free.

BIX SCHEDULE - 2021

Thursday - Putnam Museum

3:00 - 4:00 - NOLA Jazz Band

Rhythm City Casino

6:00 - 6:45 - Bix Youth Jazz Band

7:00 - 7:45 - Chicago Cellar Boys

8:00 - 8:45 - NOLA Jazz Band

9:00 - 9:45 - Mortonia Sextet (All-Stars)

10:00 - Miss Jubilee and the Yas Yas Boys

Friday - Rhythm City Casino

9:15 - 11:15 - Bus Tour of Bix Sites and Museum

11:30 - 12:15 - Bix Youth Jazz Band

12:30 - 1:15 - NOLA

1:30 - 2:15 - Southside Aces

2:30 - 3:15 - Cakewalkin' Jass Band

3:30 - 4:15 - Chicago Cellar Boys

BREAK - 4:15 - 6:00 pm

6:00 - 6:45 - Joe Smith & the Spicy Pickles

6:50 - 7:00 Bix Lives Award Announcement

7:00 - 7:45 - Mortonia Sextet

8:00 - 8:45 - Graystone Monarchs (All-Stars)

9:00 - 9:45 - Miss Jubilee and the Yas Yas Boys

10:00 - Southside Aces

Saturday - Oakdale Cemetery - 25th & Eastern

10:00 - 11:00 - Cakewalkin' Jass Band

Saturday - Rhythm City Casino

11:30 - 12:15 - Bix Youth Jazz Band

12:30 - 1:15 - Southside Aces

1:30 - 2:15 - Cakewalkin' Jass Band

2:30 - 3:15 - Graystone Monarchs

3:30 - 4:15 - Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles

BREAK - 4:15 - 6:00 pm

6:00 - 6:45 - Miss Jubilee and the Yas Yas Boys

7:00 - 7:45 - Graystone Monarchs (All-Stars)

8:00 - 8:45 - Chicago Cellar Boys

9:00 - 9:45 - Mortonia Sextet

10:00 - Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles