Location: 9 rue Git-le-Cœur, 75006 Paris, Paris.
American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) lived at the Hôtel Beauvoir at this address. One of the first important jazz soloists, Bechet found fame in Paris in the 1950s with hits like 'Petite Fleur'. He became a beloved figure in French culture and is buried in Garches cemetery.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: Musician.
Coordinates: 48.85350, 2.34390.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Robert Gauthier (11 m); Robert Gauthier (32 m); Insurrection pour la Libération de Paris (34 m); Soldats F.F.I. et résistants des 5ème et 6ème arrondissements (34 m); Willy Ehrhardt (49 m).