Jo Privat

Jo Privat  (born 15 April 1919 and died on 3 April 1996) was a French  accordionist and composer. 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.