Obituaries – Les Swanson: An Appreciation

Obituaries – Les Swanson: An Appreciation     Beiderbecke bandmate and friend Swanson leaves behind a multi-talented life April 8 – Dispatch and Rock Island Argus The Quad City Newspaper – By Sean Leary, Entertainment editor   The last living area jazz man to have played with legendary cornetist Bix Beiderbecke has been reunited with […]

Obituaries – Frank Manera: An Appreciation

Obituaries – Frank Manera: An Appreciation I regret to inform all Bixophiles that Frank Manera died unexpectedly on July 7, 2000, in Providence, Rhode Island, at age 39. Frank was a devoted Bixophile and a good friend. I met Frank three years ago at the Bix Festival in Davenport and instantly bonded with him through […]

Obituaries – John Steiner: An Appreciation

Obituaries – John Steiner: An Appreciation Bill Utter informed me that John Steiner died on June 3, 2000, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age 91. John was a jazz historian, a record collector, the owner of Paramount Records, and, last but not least, a Bixophile. John was a consultant for James Robert Grover’s Thesis  “A Series […]