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Artist
Renaud Garcia Fons
12+ albums
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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 Conservatory of Paris, France ; 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 (with Jean-Louis Matinier) Navigatore, 2001 Entremundo , 2004 Arcoluz, 2006 La Linea Del Sur, 2009 Méditerranées, 2010 Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, http://www.renaudgarciafons.com/english/ User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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albums
Farangi (Du baroque à l'Orient)
Mediterranées - A Mediterranean Journey (Pt. 1)
Silk Moon
La vie devant soi
Oriental Bass
Le Souffle des cordes (The Breath of Strings)
Arcoluz
Méditerranées
Cinematic Double Bass- In a Spirit of Travel
Le pacte sacré (Bande originale du téléfilm de Marion Sarraut)
Navigatore
Cinematic Double Bass - In a Jazzy Mood