Privat was born at Ménilmontant, Paris.
He played for many years at Balajo, a musette club in Paris where he worked with Django Reinhardt, the Ferret Brothers, Didier Roussin and Patrick Saussois.
[1] Privat composed about five hundred works, influenced by bagpipes, Gypsy culture and American jazz.
[2] He died at Savigny-le-Temple and was cremated on April 12.
His ashes were buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.