Jo Privat

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.