Sidney Bechet and Mistinguett, at Sidney's wedding with Elizabeth Ziegler in Antibes 1951. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Sidney Bechet and Mistinguett, at Sidney's wedding with Elizabeth Ziegler in Antibes 1951.

At his 1951 wedding to Elizabeth Ziegler in Antibes, jazz great Sidney Bechet dances with the French star Mistinguett. Dressed in a white suit, Bechet leads his partner, who wears a skirt suit and a wide-brimmed hat, her face lit with an exuberant smile. Before a live band and an enthusiastic audience, the pair’s joyful performance captures the celebratory energy of the occasion.


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Dance, Hats, Music, Musicians

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