{"id":27661,"date":"2011-09-22T10:35:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T17:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=27661"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:21:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T16:21:07","slug":"do-you-like-hot-jazz-bass-sax-then-youll-love-bixology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/do-you-like-hot-jazz-bass-sax-then-youll-love-bixology\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Like Hot Jazz & Bass Sax? Then You’ll Love Bixology"},"content":{"rendered":"

My colleague from Germany, sax historian, author, <\/em>repair tech, studio owner, and of course professional player, Uwe Ladwig<\/a>, has been involved in a fantastic project for over a year now. And for over a year now I’ve been meaning to write about it. My bad… I’m so sorry Uwe… \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n

Uwe is the leader of Bixology<\/a><\/em>, a trio of incredibly talented musicians who play the music of Bix Beiderbecke. Beiderbecke was an American cornetist and composer who was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the roaring 20s.<\/p>\n

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However, Bixology<\/em> isn’t a cover band. The arrangements that Uwe and his band mate\u2014cornet player Helmut Dold\u2014put together are unique, while still maintaining Beiderbecke’s style.<\/p>\n

This is how Bixology<\/em> describes the music they play, and the history behind it:<\/p>\n

The cornettist, Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931), only lived to 28 years of age yet left an important and lasting effect on the jazz-world during his active years as a musician. He is considered to be the first Bebopper although that expression was not yet thought of during the time he lived. BIXOLOGY plays the music of Bix, in his style, without simply copying it. Comprised of cornett, guitar and the rarely played bass sax, and dressed in the fashion of those days, the trio takes you back to the style of jazz from Chicago and Detroit – back to the Jazz of the roaring 20s.<\/p>\n

Source: Bixology Band page<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I picked 2 videos which I thought showed an interesting contrast in styles. The first, Clementine<\/em>, is a slower tempo.<\/p>\n