Christian Escoudé (born 1947 in Angoulême, Charente, France) is a French Gypsy jazz guitarist.

He grew up in Angoulême and is of Romani descent on his father’s side. His father was also a guitarist who was influenced by Django Reinhardt. When Escoudé was ten, his father began teaching him the guitar, and he became a professional musician at age fifteen. His style is a mix of bebop and gypsy jazz influences, featuring the use of vibrato, portamento, and fast runs.

He started work in a trio with Aldo Romano in 1972. By the 1980s, he was in John Lewis‘s quartet. He also played with Philip Catherine for a time. In his forties, he signed with the French division of Verve Records.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Escoud%C3%A9

Alison Louise Balsom OBE (born 7 October 1978) is an English trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, music educator, curator and spokesperson for the importance of music education. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards, and was soloist at the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2009.

She has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from the University of Leicester and Anglia Ruskin University, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Balsom