| Article: | The fun begins now: Bix launches 10-day Q-C party Happy, lilting melodies of Bix Beiderbecke-era jazz already are filling the The Col Ballroom and later today, the Davenport Clarion Hotel, Danceland and — a first — the riverfront Modern Woodmen Park. Touring bands following Bix’s nomadic lead converge on the cornet player’s hometown, along with legions of traveling fans. |