Sidney Bechet

Among the great pantheon of New Orleans Jazz artists, Sidney Bechet is rightfully near the top of that group of legends. The saxophonist was born May 14, 1897, and according to some, brought forth the concept of the soloist in his genre. Bechet was largely a self-taught child prodigy who picked up the clarinet at […]

  Sidney Bechet is considered by some jazz experts to be the greatest soprano saxophonist ever and he was equally adept with the clarinet as well. Bechet was also a hothead who had legal issues that would eventually plague his career. Bechet was born May 14, 1897 in New Orleans, La. As a member of […]