His style was a mix of bebop and gypsy jazz influences, featuring the use of vibrato, portamento, and fast runs.

[1][3] In 1978, he performed at the Festival de Nice with John Lewis,[3] Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones, Lee Konitz, and Shelly Manne.

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.

[1] In 1990, Escoudé played at the Village Vanguard in New York City with Pierre Michelot, Hank Jones, and Kenny Washington.

[1] In 2004 Escoudé organized the New Gypsy Trio with David Reinhardt (another relative of Django) and Martin Taylor (or Jean-Baptiste Laya).

He formed his Progressive Sextet with Marcel Azzola, Jean-Baptiste Laya, Stéphane Guillaume, Jean-Marc Jafet, and Yoann Serra.