Renaud Garcia-Fons

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Name = Renaud Garcia-Fons
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Renaud Garcia-Fons
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Born = December 24 1962
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Origin = flagicon|France Paris, France
Instrument = Double bass
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Genre = Jazz
Occupation = Double bassist, Composer
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Renaud Garcia-Fons (* near Paris December 24 1962 ) is a French double-bass player and composer, notable for his customised 5-stringed bass.

Career

Garcia-Fons' father is the painter Pierre Garcia-Fons, and his family is of Catalonian origin. In the early 1980s Garcia-Fons enrolled at the Paris Conservatory; he has studied with François Rabbath who taught him his special technique of playing arco. Garcia-Fons is known for his melodic sense and his viola-like col arco sound.

Garcia-Fons is influenced by jazz and classical music and by flamenco, new musette, and "imaginary folklore" traditions. He started playing jazz in trumpet player Roger Guérin's band. From 1987 to 1993 he was part of a French all-double bass ensemble "L'Orchestre de Contrebasses" before he played in the "Orchestre National de Jazz" directed by Claude Barthélémy. He collaborated with jazz musicians like Jean-Louis Matinier, Michael Riessler, Nguyên Lê, and Michel Godard. He contributed to recordings of Gerardo Núñez and to Middle Eastern players such as Kudsi Erguner, Dhafer Youssef, and Cheb Mami.

Discography

* Légendes, 1992
* Alboreá, 1995
* Suite Andalouse, 1995
* Oriental Bass, 1997
* Fuera, 1999
* Navigatore, 2001
* Entremundo , 2004
* Arcoluz, 2006

External links

* [http://www.garcia-fons.com/ Homepage]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ol68mpz39f3o~T00 allmusic.com profile]