Sidney Bechet
- January 10, 2024
- Saxophonist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Sidney Bechet |
| Occupation | Saxophonist |
| Date Of Birth | May 14, 1897(1897-05-14) |
| Age | 127 |
| Date Of Death | 1959-05-14 |
| Birthplace | New Orleans |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Louisiana |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Sidney Bechet Biography
| Name | Sidney Bechet |
| Birthday | May 14 |
| Birth Year | 1897 |
| Place Of Birth | New Orleans |
| Home Town | Louisiana |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Josephine Michel Bechet, Omar Bechet |
| Children(s) | Daniel Bechet |
Sidney Bechet is one of the most popular and richest Saxophonist who was born on May 14, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He was considered to be the first highly successful popular jazz saxophonist. He also had a great clarinetist and composer.
Bechet as well as Bechet and Josephine Baker were part of the Revue Nègre, which toured in Europe in 1925. were members of Revue Negre, which toured throughout Europe in 1925.
The couple was divorced in 1951. Elisabeth Ziegler in 1951.
Sidney Bechet Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Saxophonist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sidney Bechet is one of the richest Saxophonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sidney Bechet 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He worked with a variety of New Orleans ensembles and started recording in 1923, accompanied by He collaborated with many New Orleans ensembles and started recording in 1923, led by Clarence Williams..
He was a recording artist for French Vogue between 1953 and the year 1959.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Sidney Bechet Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Sidney Ranked on the list of most popular Saxophonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sidney Bechet celebrates birthday on May 14 of every year.
What was Sidney Bechet known for?
Sidney Bechet, (born May 14, 1897, New Orleans—died May 14, 1959, Paris), jazz musician known as a master of the soprano saxophone.
Did Sidney Bechet shoot?
In his autobiography, he wrote that he accidentally shot a woman when he was trying to shoot a musician who had insulted him. He had challenged the man to duel and said, “Sidney Bechet never plays the wrong chord.” After his release, he was deported to New York, arriving soon after the stock market crash of 1929.
How old was Sidney Bechet when he died?
62 years (1897–1959)
Did Sidney Bechet record with Louis Armstrong?
In 1924 Bechet recorded with Louis Armstrong and the “Clarence Williams Blue Five.” In 1925 he joined Claude Hopkins’s band, which accompanied Josephine Baker.
Who is the father of jazz?
Louis Armstrong – Louis Armstrong Home Museum. Louis Armstrong was born in a poor section of New Orleans known as “the Battlefield” on August 4, 1901. By the time of his death in 1971, the man known around the world as Satchmo was widely recognized as a founding father of jazz—a uniquely American art form.