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On MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 at 7:15 P.M., The Sidney Bechet Society presents Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road. Evan Christopher, New Orleans-based ambassador of the Creole clarinet style, returns to ...

(Gallery by Keith I. Marszalek, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) New Orleans Jazz Fest brings out Michael White's musical zeal, and not just the part that come through in his searing, blues-drenched ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Sidney Bechet was one of the first jazz virtuosos, dominating nearly every recording session in which he took part. Though his Blue Note and RCA Victor recordings are better known due to frequent ...

Evan Christopher, New Orleans-based ambassador of the Creole clarinet style, returns to Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway @ 95th St., New York, NY 10025) for what has become an annual event ...