Sid LeProtti (also spelled Le Protti) was a pianist and bandleader from Oakland, California active in the Barbary Coast. Born to an 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]
Sid LeProtti | |
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 LeProtti in 1953 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Louis Sidney LeProtti |
| Also known as | Sid Le Protti |
| Born | November 25, 1886 Oakland, California |
| Died | August 30, 1958 (aged 71) Walnut Creek, California |
| Genres | Jazz, Dixieland, Ragtime |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1890s-1950s |
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]
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stoddard, Tom (1998). Jazz on the Barbary Coast. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books. p. 12. 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.