This French-Catalonian
double bass virtuoso puts a traditional background instrument into centre stage.
Renaud Garcia-Fons has a truly global approach to music and the results are often
captivating.
Moving
easily from Andalusian influences to the Far East, he is classically trained but
his improvisational approach and drive to take the bass far beyond any perceived
limits is very jazz.
He appears for this concert as leader of a
trio, the other two members being flamenco guitarist Antonio Ruiz and percussionist
Jorge Trasante. These songs were recorded in the beautiful church setting of St
Andrew's In The Square.
