Sidney Bechet
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Summary
Sidney Bechet was born on May 14, 1897[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on May 14, 1959[3], in Garches[4]. He worked as a composer[5], clarinetist[6], saxophonist[7], and jazz musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,977 views/month, #6,915 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Cemetery of Garches[10]
- Country of citizenship: United States[11]
- Ethnic group: African Americans[12]
- Student: Bob Wilber[13]
- Sex or gender: male[14]
- Genre: jazz[15]
- Record label: Blue Note[16]
- Commons category: Sidney Bechet[17]
- Cause of death: lung cancer[18]
- Family name: Bechet[19]
- Given name: Sidney[20], Joseph[21]
- Pseudonym: Pops King[22]
- Official website: http://www.sidneybechet.org/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sidney Bechet[24]
- Commons gallery: Sidney Bechet[25]
- Student of: Lorenzo Tio[26], George Baquet[27], Louis Nelson Delisle[28]
- Manner of death: natural causes[29]
- Instrument: saxophone[30], clarinet[31]
- Described by source: Frankfurter Personenlexikon[32], Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[33]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[34]
- Birth name: Sidney Joseph Bechet[35]
- Name in native language: Sidney Bechet[36]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[37]
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Country: US[38]
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Began / founded: 1897-05-14[39]
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Ended / dissolved: 1959-05-14[40]
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Genre(s): dixieland, jazz, new orleans r&b, swing[41]
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Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, dixieland, jazz, musica oldi, new orleans r&b, sidney wedding day, swing[42]
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MusicBrainz ID: bf1b23ea-9b76-42cf-a5f6-4a691e81af5e[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Sidney Bechet include Bechet[44], an impact crater[45].
Why It Matters
Sidney Bechet has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
He has been cited as an influence by Mezz Mezzrow[48], a clarinetist[49], 1899–1972[50], of United States[51].
Entities named for him include Bechet[44], an impact crater[45].
FAQs
Where was Sidney Bechet born?
Sidney Bechet was born in New Orleans[2].
Where did Sidney Bechet die?
Sidney Bechet passed away in Garches[4].
What did Sidney Bechet do for work?
Sidney Bechet worked as a composer[5], clarinetist[6], saxophonist[7], and jazz musician[8].
Who did Sidney Bechet influence?
Sidney Bechet has been cited as an influence by Mezz Mezzrow[48].