caption website associated_acts birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
alain caron at jazzfe 2006 -lsb- http://www.alaincaron.com alaincaron.com -rsb- uzeb , didier lockwood saint-Éloi , quebec , canada alain caron non_vocal_instrumentalist 5 may 1955 bass jazz , jazz fusion alain_caron . jpg alain caron -lrb- bassist -rrb-
 alain caron musician
alain caron -lrb- bassist -rrb-

alain caron -lrb- born may 5 , 1955 in saint-Éloi , quebec -rrb- is a french canadian jazz bassist .
the youngest of 11 children , caron started playing bass at age 11 and began pursuing jazz at age 15 .
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 -lrb- with michel cusson on guitar and paul brochu on drums -rrb- that was active from 1976 to 1992 .
in 1993 , caron began releasing concept albums as `` le band '' .
he has also recorded with leni stern and with gino vannelli .
