Alain Caron Biography

Alain Caron is a Canadian jazz musician born in Saint-Éloi, Quebec, the youngest of 11 children. He is considered to be a virtuoso 6-string bass guitar player. 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.

He is a former member of Uzeb (with Michel Cusson guitar and Paul Brochu drums) that was active from 1976 to 1992.

In 1993, Caron began releasing concept albums as Le Band:

• Le Band - 1993
• Rhythm ´n Jazz - 1995
• Play - 1997
• Call Me Al - 2000
• 5 - 2003
• 5 Live - 2006

He has also been a session musician with Leni Stern.

Luthier George Furlanetto of F Bass in Hamilton, Ontario, has built basses for Alain for 20 years. Furlanetto worked together with Caron to develop the they F Bass Alain Caron model (AC5), which has the tone of a solidbody fretless with the dynamic characteristics of an acoustic guitar.