Sidney De Paris

Sidney De Paris (May 30, 1905 – September 13, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter. His brother was Wilbur de Paris.

Sidney De Paris
De Paris at Jimmy Ryan's club, New York City, 1947
Background information
Born	(1905-05-30)May 30, 1905 Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 13, 1967(1967-09-13) (aged 61)} New York City
Genres	Jazz, swing, Dixeland
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet
Years active	1920–1960
Labels	Commodore, Blue Note
Associated acts	Charlie Johnson, Don Redman, Wilbur de Paris

He was a member of Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten (1926–1931), then worked with bandleader Don Redman (1932–1936 and 1939), followed by jobs with Zutty Singleton (1939–1941), Benny Carter (1940–41), and Art Hodes (1941). De Paris recorded with Jelly Roll Morton (1939) and Sidney Bechet (1940) and was part of the Panassie sessions in 1938. In the 1950s, he performed with his brother, Wilbur.[1]