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The great Duke Ellington once said New Orleans musician Sidney Bechet was "the very epitome of jazz." Known for his pioneering excursions deep into Dixieland jazz on clarinet and soprano saxophone, Bechet brought soaring passion to his music.

Sadly, little of that fervor and improvisational essence has survived in Stuart Flack's play awkwardly incorporating Bechet's psychic legacy into its themes. Bearing the unfortunate title "Sidney Bechet Killed a Man," the play is receiving its "East Coast premiere" at Alexandria's MetroStage.

MetroStage bills this seven-year-old drama as a new play. It is ...

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