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Sep 23, 1947 Angoulême, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France 76 years old
French musician
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About Christian Escoudé
- Christian Escoudé (born 1947 in Angoulême, Charente, France) is a French Gypsy jazz guitarist. He grew up in Angoulême and is of Romani descent on his father's side.
- His father was also a guitarist who was influenced by Django Reinhardt.
- When Escoudé was ten, his father began teaching him the guitar, and he became a professional musician at age fifteen.
- His style is a mix of bebop and gypsy jazz influences, featuring the use of vibrato, portamento, and fast runs.He started work in a trio with Aldo Romano in 1972.
- By the 1980s, he was in John Lewis's quartet.
- He also played with Philip Catherine for a time.
- In his forties, he signed with the French division of Verve Records.
