Soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet was one of jazz's most complex giants. Born in New Orleans in 1897, four years earlier than Louis Armstrong, Bechet made his first recordings in early 1920, three ...

If you're new to jazz, go to our Getting Into Jazz primer for some hints on how to listen. Two hot jazz legends melt the thermometer, pushing each other to produce the most inspired work of their ...

Sidney Bechet was the original saxophone colossus. The New Orleans pioneer displayed such a larger-than-life presence on soprano saxophone and clarinet at such an early juncture in jazz history that ...

At Paris’ Olympia music hall, vaudeville was in full flower. There were acrobats, unicyclists, a juggler, Mexican guitarists. But the attraction that filled the 2,000-seat house last week was strictly ...

Sidney Bechet (pronounced Be-shay), who looks like a sleepy Pullman porter, has been talking through a clarinet for more than 40 years. Last week, in a smoky joint called Jimmy Ryan’s on Manhattan’s ...

Star saxophonist Courtney Pine's new album Transition in Tradition is dedicated to Sidney Bechet – a New Orleans jazz pioneer who died half a century ago. His name is probably unknown to music lovers ...

Daniel Bechet unveils a blue plaque in London in honour of his father, jazz musician Sidney Bechet Credit: Photo: Martin Chilton Sidney Bechet's son, the drummer and writer Daniel Bechet, spoke of his ...

This week marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of New Orleans native Sidney Bechet, known around the world as a jazz clarinet and soprano saxophone virtuoso. A profile by the New Orleans Jazz ...

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When Sidney Bechet played, the walls trembled, the pulse accelerated and the heart skipped a beat. His music was passion and energy transformed... Sidney Bechet, 'Soprano Sax King' Sidney Bechet was ...

"There are not many perfect things in jazz, but Sidney Bechet playing the blues could be one of them." So said poet Philip Larkin of the legendary New Orleans musician who died in 1959. Bechet is ...