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Former player with Jazz great Biederbecke dies

October 6, 1999 By admin

One of the last men to play with legendary jazz musician Bix Biederbecke hasdied. 91-year old Leo Bahr died Tuesday of cancer. He played clarinet andsaxphones with Biederbecke in 1930 and 31, the final years of Biederbecke’slife. Bahr said last year at the Bix Biederbecke festival that they hadbecome close friends.

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