The French bass player, one of Europe s foremost jazz instrumentalists and notable for his customized five-string instrument.

The French bass player, one of Europe's foremost jazz instrumentalists and notable for his customized five-string instrument, is influenced by jazz, classical and imagined folklore. His evocative compositions here portray the many musical flavours of Southern Europe and North Africa, played with stunning precision on a wide array of instruments. All About Jazz describes Garcia-Fons as arguably the most amazing double bass player in the world, known for his overwhelming virtuosity. He has many other titles available on the Enja label.

'The project of a musical voyage grew slowly with me - I guess it has to do with my Spanish and Italian roots. The trip that we take here begins on the most Southern tip of Spain, progresses along the Northern Mediterranean coast until it reaches the Bosporus, turns south to the Lebanon, then Egypt and winds up on the North - African side of the Gibraltar straits. There is nothing ethno-musical or touristy on this journey but simply the desire to be led on the passionate path propelled by the melodies. Melody is at any rate the connecting link of all Mediterranean people!I began each composition with simple melodies, sometimes solemn, but also joyful, dancing or meditative - each time another possibility to dig into an emotion, a scent or an atmosphere. On each step a new rhythm, a new orchestration, sketches of images, fragments of different lifes surface. This voyage is an exploration of the chain that links East and West in the sense the forgotten language Aljamiado ( literature spoken in Spanish but written in the Arabic consonant language) to which the first piece is dedicated.'
Renaud García-Fons

Additional Details

Label: Enja Records

Genre: World

Run Time: 50 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/01/19

UPC: 063757956327