Sidney Bechet
(1897-1959)
Died aged 62
Wikidata WikipediaSidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Sidney Bechet 1897-1959 New Orleans Jazz Pioneer Saxophonist & Clarinetist lived here 1922
27 Conway Street, Fitzrovia, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1922)