| Alain Caron | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alain Caron |
| Born | c. 1955 |
| Origin |  Saint-Éloi, Quebec Canada |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Bass guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Associated acts |
Uzeb, Didier Lockwood |
| Website | www.alaincaron.com |
Alain Caron is a Canadian jazz musician born 1955 in Saint-Éloi, Quebec, the youngest of 11 children. He is considered to be a virtuoso 6-string bass guitar player, playing fretted, fretless, and MIDI bass. His musical skills were formalised by correspondence lessons with the jazz improvisation teacher, Charlie Banacos, and by attending a summer session at Berklee College of Music. He is a former member of Uzeb (with Michel Cusson guitar and Paul Brochu drums) that was active from 1976 to 1992. He has also been a session musician with Leni Stern and with Gino Vannelli.
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CD Releases
In 1993, Caron began releasing concept albums as Le Band:
- Le Band - 1993
- Rhythm ´n Jazz - 1995
- Play - 1997
- Call Me Al - 2000
- 5 - 2003
- 5 Live - 2006
- Conversations - 2007
DVD releases
- 5 Live - 2006
Books
- Rhythm 'n Jazz - Ultimate Play-Along for Bass: Jam With Alain Caron and His Band Le Band (1998) ISBN-10: 0968463312 ISBN-13: 978-0968463314
- Play - Ultimate Play-Along for Bass: Jam With Alain Caron and His Band Le Band (1999) ISBN-10: 0968463312 ISBN-13: 978-0968463314
Instrument
Luthier George Furlanetto of F Bass in Hamilton, Ontario, has built basses for Alain for 20 years. Furlanetto worked together with Caron to develop the F Bass Alain Caron model (AC6), which has the tone of a solidbody fretless with the dynamic characteristics of an acoustic guitar.
Awards and Distinctions
- Felix awards for both "Group of the Year" and "Jazz Album of the Year";
- With Uzeb, the Oscar Peterson Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at the 1991 Montreal International Jazz Festival.
- On Thursday August 30, 2007, the University of Quebec at Rimouski (UQAR), decreed an honorary doctorate to Alain Caron. [1], [2]
Interview
References
- ^ http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/news_events/news/AlainCaron_07.jsp
- ^ http://www.uqar.uquebec.ca/uqar-info/010507/doctorat_alaincaron.asp
External links
- Europe Jazz Network Bio page
- The International Institute of Bassists - CV and Discography
- Alain Caron - official website
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| Genres | Acid jazz - Asian American jazz - Avant-garde jazz - Bebop - Crossover jazz - Dixieland - Calypso jazz - Chamber jazz - Cool jazz - Free jazz - Gypsy jazz - Hard bop - Jazz blues - Jazz-funk - Jazz fusion - Jazz rap - Latin jazz - Mainstream jazz - Mini-jazz - Modal jazz - M-Base - Nu jazz - Smooth jazz - Soul jazz - Swing - Trad jazz - West Coast jazz |
| Topics | Jazz piano - Jazz guitar - Jazz drumming - Jazz standard - Jazz royalty - Jazz band - Big band - Jazz (word) |
| Lists | Standards • Albums • Genres • Festivals • Clubs |
| Lists of Musicians | Musicians • Bassists • Trumpeters • Saxophonists • Drummers • Guitarists • Pianists • Vocalists • Clarinetists • Trombonists • Jazz fusion artists • Smooth jazz • Sicilian-American jazz musicians |
