Guitarist and harmonica player Raphaël Bas grew up in Bourges, France. Bas moved to New Orleans and incorporated the sounds of New Orleans traditional jazz into French Gypsy swing. His band Harmonouche includes clarinetist Chris Kohl, bassist Nathan Lambertson, multi-instrumentalist Pascal Valcasara, who plays saxophone, piano, melodica and cajon, and often, but not always, accordionist Bart Ramsey. He spoke with OffBeat contributing writer Thomas Cole in adv...