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Sidney Bechet

One of the early pioneers of jazz, saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sidney Bechet led a colourful life which saw him twice deported back to his native America following crimes committed in France and the UK. He'd been imprisoned in the UK in 1922 following an assault on a woman and six years later he was allegedly involved in a duel in Paris following an incident where a music producer accused him of playing a wrong chord. In the ensuing shoot-out Bechet shot and injured an innocent female passer-by resulting in an 11-month jail sentence. This was all a far cry from Bec...