Sid LeProtti
Sid LeProtti | |
|---|---|
Dixieland, Ragtime | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1890s-1950s |
Sid LeProtti (also spelled Le Protti) was a
African American mother and Italian immigrant father, he was raised by his maternal grandparents. He learned classical piano music as a child from a German immigrant teacher. He first heard ragtime music around the age of 10.[1] LeProtti led the So Different Jazz Band, the house band of the dance club of the same name in the Barbary Coast, from 1907 to 1917.[2]
In addition to classical and ragtime music, LeProtti and other musicians in San Francisco clubs during the early 20th century played round dances like mazurkas, waltzes, two-steps, marches, polkas, and schottisches.[3]
Later in life, LeProtti was interviewed by George Avakian and Turk Murphy about his life and music.[4]
See also
- West Coast Dixieland Revival
References
- ^ Bill Edwards. Louis Sidney (Sid) Le Protti. Retrieved from http://ragpiano.com/comps/leprotti.shtml. Accessed November 18, 2020.
- ^ BARBARY COAST PIANO MAN SID LEPROTTI IN RARE PERFORMANCES Stanford University: The Tim Cullum Riverwalk Jazz Collection. Retrieved from https://riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu/?q=bonus-content/barbary-coast-piano-man-sid-leprotti-rare-performances. Accessed November 18, 2020.
- ISBN 1-890771-04-X.
- ^ Tom Stoddard. Sid Le Protti’s Barbary Coast. Stanford University: The San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation Collection: The Charles N. Huggins Project. Retrieved from https://exhibits.stanford.edu/sftjf/feature/sid-le-protti-s-barbary-coast. Accessed November 18, 2020.