The reinvention of musical legends for modern ears
Jan 31, 2022
2 minutes
Deb Grant
In the 1920s, long before John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie arrived on the scene, a soloist called Bix Beiderbecke was already innovating what we’ve come to know as jazz music. He was one of the first true legends of jazz and played with a clarity and sensuality which turned heads even during that hedonistic era. When Benny Goodman first heard
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