Renaud is of Spanish- French origin living and working out of Paris - one of those border crossing virtuosos equally at home with many genres.

Renaud is of Spanish- French origin living and working out of Paris - one of those border crossing virtuosos equally at home with contemporary classical music, jazz and South West European folklore. He is a student of the great bass player François Rabbath whose incredible bowing technique and Syrean-rooted compositions had a lasting impact on Renaud's unique musical conception that includes elements of flamenco, new musette, tango, Greek, Andalusian, African, Latin American, and Indian musics. An outstanding bassist himself and a miraculous con-arco player, Renaud has performed and/or recorded with such diverse colleagues as Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil, German reed player Michael Riessler, flamenco guitarist Pedro Soler, and French Orchestre de Contrebasses. His own African-Mediterranean-influenced quartet recording 'Alboreá' (released in late 1995) earned high critical acclaim for the sheer virtuosity of the playing and its strong musical vision. 'Just when you're getting tired of too many similar-sounding albums, along comes one that makes you say, 'I've never heard anything like that before!' Renaud Garcia-Fons is a virtuoso bass player unlike any you'll hear in this country. A thirty-something Frenchman, he plays a five-string acoustic bass with a bow, making his sometimes cumbersome instrument sing with a sound nearly as light and agile as a violin. Garcia-Fons' technique is startling' (Boston Sunday Herald). Renaud Garcia-Fons, sometimes called 'The Paganini of double bass,' was featured as an unaccompanied soloist at the 1996 Berlin Jazz Festival. We are proud to release Renaud's solo album 'Légendes.' With pizzicato, percussion and harmonics flying off Renaud's bow, this is an astonishing and literally unheard-of duo between a virtuoso and his huge instrument.

Additional Details

Label: Enja Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 50 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/10/09

UPC: 063757931423