Sometimes referred to as "the Niccolò Paganini of double bass," Renaud Garcia-Fons is one of the most famous double bass virtuosos in the world. For more than thirty years, he has thought of the double bass as a solo instrument, forging his own technique and developing a language that belongs only to him. His unique style is immediately recognizable. -- He has sixteen albums to his credit as a leader and composer, in which he produces music at the crossroads of world music, jazz, classical music and traditional music. The original repertoire, composed by Renaud Garcia-Fons, is the result of a real writing process, which respects the authenticity. "Garcia-Fons' music exists in a space of its own beyond jazz, world beat or any other category" (Larry Katz). "He's in a position to unite nations of music lovers" (AllAboutJazz.com). “Even the silences of this jazz double bassist are impressive (Le World) “I’ve never heard that before” (Boston Sunday Herald) “This devil of a man has a thousand fingers or he plays on three instruments at once » (Alain Guivarc’h) “There is something of Ulysses in him for wanting to leave such a trace of Odyssey” (Robert Lataxague) “When Renaud Garcia-Fons takes charge of his double bass, musicians from the whole world comes to meet him” (Gaël Villeneuve) “For more than twenty years, he has been building bridges between jazz and the folklore of oriental world and above all he likes to make his double bass sing at five strings” (Jonathan Glusman)