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André Ekyan

André Ekyan

Born: October 24, 1907
Died: August 9, 1972
in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
André Ekyan (born André Echkyan, October 24, 1907, Meudon - August 1972, Alicante, Spain) was a French jazz reedist.

Ekyan was the leader of a jazz ensemble at the club Le Perroquet in Paris late in the 1920s. in the 1930s, he played with Jack Hylton, Gregor, and Tommy Dorsey, and recorded with Django Reinhardt for several years. Other associations include work with Tommy Benford, Jacques Butler, Benny Carter, Frank Goudie, Coleman Hawkins, Mezz Mezzrow, Bobby Nichols, Joe Turner, and Ray Ventura.

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Le Cercle Rouge
Title: Le Cercle Rouge
Character: Rico
Released: October 19, 1970
Type: Movie
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When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
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Django Reinhardt
Title: Django Reinhardt
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
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One of the first filmed portraits of a jazz musician.
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