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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
canadacontemporary jazzjazzjazz fusionquebec
Discography
- Basse Contre Basse1992
- Caron / Ecay / Lockwood1992
- Le Band1993
- Rhythm'n Jazz1995
- "Play"1997
- Call Me Al!2000
- 52003
- Live Cabaret de Montréal2006
- Conversations2007
- Series (The Jazz-Rock Cuts)2008
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- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alain
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Saint-Éloi
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.alaincaron.com
- Image
- Alain Caron.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1955-05-05
- Commons category
- Alain Caron
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