Alain Caron
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joseph Paul Luc Alain Caron
Canadian ice hockey player (1938–1986)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Oxydations catalytiques du butène I
- BLUES for ROCCO - Omnibook
- LOST FOOT - Bass Notebook
- SFING - Bass Notebook
- JAZZ POOL - Bass Notebook
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1955-05-05
canadacontemporary jazzjazzjazz fusionquebec
Discography
- En In Concert
- Basse Contre Basse1992
- Caron / Ecay / Lockwood1992
- Le Band1993
- Rhythm'n Jazz1995
- "Play"1997
- Call Me Al!2000
- 52003
- Expression Tableaux2003
- Live Cabaret de Montréal2006
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 48,643
- Total plays
- 481,992
Tags
bassjazzjazz fusionFusioninstrumental
Alain Caron is a Canadian jazz musician born in Saint-Éloi, Quebec, the youngest of 11 children. He is considered as one of the greatest masters of the 6-string bass guitar. 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. In 1977 he joined Michel Cusson group, that became known as Uzeb (with Michel Cusson guitar and Paul Brochu drums), and recorded 10 albums between
Sports profile
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Nationality
- Canada
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alain
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Dolbeau-Mistassini
- Place of death
- Chicoutimi
- Occupation
- ice hockey player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- ice hockey
- Member of team
- Montreal Canadiens
- Position played
- forward
- League
- National Hockey League
- Mass
- 83
- Height
- 175
Show 9 more facts
- date of death
- 1986-12-18
- date of birth
- 1938-04-27
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 61
- total goals in career
- 9
- total shots in career
- 117
- penalty minutes in career
- 18
- career plus-minus rating
- -23
- total points in career
- 22
- total assists in career
- 13
Sources (2)
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