Jo private

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Georges "Jo" Privat (born April 15, 1919 in Ménilmontant , Paris , † April 3, 1996 in Savigny-le-Temple ) was a French accordionist and songwriter , who is particularly remembered for his contributions to musette music and jazz .

Act

At first privately she worked with the young Edith Piaf . He then performed for several decades in the Parisian dance hall Balajo , where he worked with Émile Vacher , Django Reinhardt , Baro and Matelo Ferret , Didier Roussin (1949–1996) and later with Patrick Saussois . He composed more than 500 pieces of music. He not only recorded with his own ensemble, but also in small ensembles, for example with Matelo Ferret ( Manouche partie ) and with Tony Muréna ( Tangos et pasos éternels ).

literature

  • Claude Dubois, Jo Private: le frisson de Paname , Paris, Éditions de Paris, 2013, ISBN 978-2-8462-1189-5 .
  • Jean-Pierre Marie, “Jo Privat, photos souvenirs”, in: Accordéon & accordéonistes n ° 168, pp. 12–15.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Michel Dregni, Alain Antonietto, Anne Legrand Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz Fulcrum Publishing 2006, p. 80ff.
  2. ↑ Carolyn Burke No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf Chicago Review Press 2012, pp. 22, 35
  3. ^ Marianne Bröker A French Minority in Paris in U. Hemetek et al. (Ed.) Manifold Identities: Studies on Music and Minorities Cambridge Scholars Press 2005, pp. 129–161
personal data
SURNAME Private, Jo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Private, Georges
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French accordionist and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Ménilmontant , Paris
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1996
Place of death Savigny-le-Temple