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- Christian Escoudé was born on September 23, 1947 in Angoulême, Charente, France. He was a composer, known for La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur (1982), La gitane (1986) and Le beau monde (1981). He died on May 13, 2024 in Charente, France.
- In 1990, Escoudé played at the Village Vanguard in New York City with Pierre Michelot, Hank Jones, and Kenny Washington.
- In 2004 Escoudé organized the New Gypsy Trio with David Reinhardt (another relative of Django) and Martin Taylor (or Jean-Baptiste Laya).
- He also played with Philip Catherine for a time.
- In 1989, he created an octet, half of them guitarists: Paul Challain Ferret, Jimmy Gourley, Frédéric Sylvestre, and himself. The rest of the octet consisted of Marcel Azzola on accordion, Vincent Courtois on cello, Alby Cullaz on bass, and Billy Hart on drums.
- His style was a mix of bebop and gypsy jazz influences, featuring the use of vibrato, portamento, and fast runs.
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