Christian Escoudé

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Angoulême, Charente, France

Christian Escoudé (born 1947) 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…

Known for

• Champs-Elysées — Self1982
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

France

Active from

1947-09-23

Active to

2024-05-13

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Listeners

7,575

Total plays

29,320

Christian Escoudé (born on 23 September 1947; died 13 May 2024) was a French Gypsy jazz guitarist remembered for his mixing of bebop and gypsy jazz influences featuring the use of vibrato, portamento, and fast runs. Escoudé grew up in Angoulême. Of Romani descent on his father's side, his father was a guitarist too and influenced by Django Reinhardt. Escoudé became a musician at 15 and starting in 1972 he worked in a trio with Aldo Romano. By the 1980s he had success in a quartet with John Lew

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Christian

Gender

male

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Angoulême

Place of death

Soyaux

Languages spoken

French

Genre

Gypsy jazz

Instrument

guitar

Official website

www.christianescoude.com

Image

Christian Escoudé 1984 (249-24).jpg

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