Sidney Bechet Concert (14 images)

A concert of music by Sidney Bechet at the Théatre des Bouffes Parisiens at 4 Rue Monsigny, 75002 Paris, by the Daniel-Sidney Bechet Quintet including Olivier Franc (saxophone), Daniel-Sidney Bechet (drums / batterie), Jean-Baptiste Franc (piano), Benoit de Flamesnil (trombone), and Gilles Chevaucherie (double bass / contrebasse). Daniel-Sidney Bechet is the son of Sidney Bechet, and Jean-Baptiste is the son of Olivier Franc, the greatest living interpreter, worldwide, of Sidney...
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A concert of music by Sidney Bechet at the Théatre des Bouffes Parisiens at 4 Rue Monsigny, 75002 Paris, by the Daniel-Sidney Bechet Quintet including Olivier Franc (saxophone), Daniel-Sidney Bechet (drums / batterie), Jean-Baptiste Franc (piano), Benoit de Flamesnil (trombone), and Gilles Chevaucherie (double bass / contrebasse). Daniel-Sidney Bechet is the son of Sidney Bechet, and Jean-Baptiste is the son of Olivier Franc, the greatest living interpreter, worldwide, of Sidney Bechet's music. Sidney Bechet was born in New Orleans in 1897. He first performed as a clarinettist at the age of 15 with the Eagle Band, and soon teamed up with Louis Armstrong. He travelled to London in 1919 and then to Paris, where he spent most of the rest of his life, up until his death on his sixty second birthday, in 1959. He is regarded as a pioneer of jazz, and was the first soloist to be recorded. Duke Ellington considered him the greatest soloist and creator of jazz throughout the history of jazz. His saxophone was inherited and is played by Olivier Franc. The Daniel-Sidney Bechet Quintet have won many awards, and Jean-Baptiste Franc is a regular piano player at Paris Boogie Speakeasy, the private jazz club founded by Yves Riquet in Paris. The concert took place on Sunday 23rd February 2014.
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