Alain Caron

2012

JANUARY – 2012

Jan. 20-21-22 - Appearance and performance at the MarkBass and F Bass booth. NAMM SHOW in Anaheim, CA

FEBRUARY – 2012

February 29, Paris, France - Venue: NEW MORNING, 7/9 RUE DES PETITES ECURIES - F 75010 PARIS (+ 33) (0)1 45235639

MARCH – 2012

March 02, Osteria Nuova (Rome) - OSTERIA NUOVA Via Braccianese 771 - OSTERIA NUOVA (Rome)
March 03, Tel Aviv, Israel - Venue: the READING 3, HATAROCHA 3, TEL-AVIV (+972(0)3 7624000)
March 04, Tel Aviv, Israel / Bass Clinic ( venue and time to be announced )
March 06, Prague, Czech Republic - Venue: Lucerna Music bar, Vodickova 36, Praha 1 (+ 420) (0)224 217108
March 07, Ostrava, Czech Republic - Venue: Klub Parník, Sokolská 26, Ostrava 1 (+ 420) 596 138936)
March 08, GRAZ, Austria - Venue: Generalmusikdirektion, Grieskai 74a, tel: +43(0)316 717710

Friday, March 9 > ESSE MUSIC STORE - Via Piave, 110 - Montebelluna (TV) info: Tel +39 0423 303236-7 - Email: essemusic@essemusic.it Web: www.essemusic.it
Saturday, March 10 - 9:00 pm > SERGIO TOMASSONE and ALL FOR MUSIC c/o Villa Pallavicini - Via Marco Emilio Lepido 196 - Bologna ( uscita tangenziale 2 ) info: Tel + 39 051 6490868 - Email: tomassone@tomassone.it Web: www.tomassone.it
Sunday, March 11 - 9:00 pm > NICCOLAI Grandi Magazzini Della Musica c/o BLITZ Live Music Pub - Piazza della Repubblica 1 - San Giovanni alla Vena (PI) info: Tel 050 798230 Email: info@nicksmusic.it Web: www.nicksmusic.it

MAY – 2012

May 19th: Festival Cultural de Mayo at the Teatro Degollado Belén y Morelos 4to piso, Zona Centro Guadalajara, Jalisco. México
May 26th: Duet with Sylvain Luc – Montréal, Quebec, Canada (Festival des Musiques de Chambre)
May 29th: Duet with Sylvain Luc - Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada

JUNE – 2012

Festivals ( dates and cities TO BE ANOONCED )

JULY – 2012

Festivals ( dates and cities TO BE ANOONCED )
July 30 to August 11: Music camp in Orford, Quebc, Canada

AUGUST – 2012

July 30 to August 11: Music camp in Orford, Quebc, Canada

August 12: FESTIVAL JAZZ ETCETERA LÉVIS, Québec

2011

NOVEMBRE – 2011

November 6 - TOUT POUR LE BASSISTE 11 rue du petit battant 25000 BESANCON (FRANCE) Tel/fax : 03 81 82 05 77
November 7 - Music Academy International 12 Avenue du XXe Corps BP 637 54010 NANCY CEDEX FRANCE TÉL.: 03 83 39 70 70 FAX: 03 83 39 70 79
November 8 - EF2M (École de formation aux métiers de la musique) 12 bis rue du Moulin Tonton 59200 TOURCOING France Tel : 03 20 26 46 47 / Fax : 03 20 24 88 70 Web : www.ef2m.com
November 9 - Conservatoire de Chateauroux Place de la République 36000 CHATEAUROUX tel. : +33 2 54 08 35 98

November 16– Bologna, Italy (Cantina Bentivoglio Club)
November 17– Vignola, Italy (Rocca)
November 18– Ferrara, Italy (Torrione Club)
November 20– Milazzo, Italy (Epic Club))
November 21– Salerno, Italy (Il Moro Club))

November 24- La Maison de la culture de Gatineau 855, boul. de la Gappe, Gatineau (Québec) J8T 8H9 Reservation : 819 243-2525 http://www.maisondelaculture.ca/musique.html#caron

OCTOBRE – 2011

October 5- At the : DROM, 85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th) New York, NY - (212) 777-1157 http://www.dromnyc.com/events/1123/fahir-atakoglu

October 15- MUSIC STORE professional GmbH, Istanbulstr. 22-26, D-51103 Köln, Germany www.musicstore.de Start: 11:00am Location: Atrium

October 16- c/o Popakademie, Hafenstr. 33, 68159 Mannheim, Germany http://www.bassprofessor.info/

October 20- Festival de jazz de Québec Cabaret du Capitole – at 8pm 972, rue Saint-Jean Québec, QC Reservation: 418-694-4444 http://www.jazzaquebec.ca/programmation.html#capitole

SEPTEMBRE – 2011

14 Sept, 2011 de 12:15 à 1:30 PM: Humber College Dans l’auditorium du pavillon musique, 3199 Lakeshore Blvd. West, Etobicoke (Toronto) Élèves seulement
14 Sept, 2011 de 7:00 à 9:00 PM: Cosmo Music 10 Via Renzo Drive, Richmond Hill, ONTARIO L4S 0B6 Dans le théatre. Pour réservations: (905) 770-5222
15 Sept, 2011 de 2:00 à 4:00 PM: Mohawk College, in the Campus Theatre, Ouvert au public, sans frais.

AUGUST – 2011

Concert au “Ultimate drum camp” à Magog, Qc
18 août: à Lady of the Lake avec John Roney (claviers) Dennis Chambers et Horacio El Negro Hernandez (batterie).
19 août: au centre d’art de Orford avec John Roney (claviers) Dennis Chambers, Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Mike Mangini (batterie) Giovanni Hidalgo et Raul Rekow (congas)

JULY – 2011

Concert avec Fahir Atakoglu et Horacio El Negro Hernandez
24 Juillet – Antalya, Turkey / Au ANTALYA JAZZ FESTIVAL http://www.antalyajazzfestival.com/JazzFestivaling/index.html

JUNE – 2011

Alain Caron BAND: featuring John Roney(keys), Pierre Côté (guit) and Damien Schmitt (dr)
June 18 : Asbestos, Qc
June 29 : Festival International de Jazz de Montréal at L'ASTRAL, 305 rue Ste-Catherine ouest. at 6:00pm

MAY – 2011

EUROPEAN TOUR with Fahir Atakoglu and Horacio El Negro Hernandez
May 3rd – Milano, Italy – Blue Note
May 4th – Urbania, Italy (Pesaro/Urbino)
May 5th – Salerno, Italy – Il Modo Club
May 7h – Foggia, Italy – (workshop)
May 8th – Foggia, Italy (concert) – Moody Club
May 10th – Izmir, Turkey
May 12th – Eskisehir, Turkey
Concert with Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Fahir Atakoglu and many special guests.
May 21 : at the Modern Drummer Fest in New-York city.
Clinic-Concert with Horacio El Negro Hernandez and John Roney
May 25 – AT CENTRE D`ART LACHAPELLE, 620 AVE PLANTE, QUEBEC CITY, Qc, Canada
May 26 – CENTRE MUSICALE ITAL MELODIE, 274 JEAN TALON STREET EAST, Montreal, Qc, Canada

APRIL – 2011

April 6-7-8-9 : Performance at the Markbass booth at the Frankfurt Music Messe, Frankfurt, Germany
Alain Caron BAND: featuruing John Roney(key), Pierre Côté (guit) and Damien Schmitt (dr)
April 15 : Jonquière, Qc
April 30 : St-Eustache, Qc

MARCH – 2011

Thursday March 31:7 :30pm - salle Claude-Champagne, 220, avenue Vincent-d'Indy (métro Édouard-Montpetit) Montreal University Big Band Musical director, Ron Di Lauro Guest artits : Alain Caron, bass et Paul Brochu, drums Alain Caron's compositions, arranged for Big Band 12 $, free (students) - ADMISSION : (514) 790-1245

JANUARY – 2011

Jan. 13-14-15: Appearance and performance at the MarkBass booth. NAMM SHOW in Anaheim, CA
Jan.19: Bass Master Class at the L.A. Music Academy, 370 South Fair Oaks Ave,Pasadena, CA 91105,USA
Jan 20: Baked Potato, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd.West No. Hollywood, CA ALAIN CARON QUARTET with Alain Caron (bass), Charles Altura (guitar), Otmaro Ruiz (piano) and Damien Schmitt (drums):
Jan 31: at 10:00am / Master Class at the ACADEMIA DE MUSICA FERMATTA, Avenida San Jeronimo #162 Col. San Angel, MéxicoMéxico DF 01000 /
http://www.fermatta.edu.mx/

2010

DECEMBER – 2010

USA tour with Fahir Atakoglu and Horacio El Negro Hernandez ALL DATES AND CITIES TO BE ANNONCED

NOVEMBER – 2010

November 20 and 21 – Appearance at the SALON DE LA MUSIQUE ET DU SON 2010 for Markbass : Grande Halle de la Villette, 211, avenue Jean Jaurès 75019 Paris, France
Alain Caron BAND: John Roney, Pierre Côté, Simon Langlois November 25 – L'Anglicane, Lévis, Qc, Canada

OCTOBER – 2010

October 13 Thonon Les Bains (france) Espace Maurice Novarina
October 14 Montpellier (france) Le Rockstore http://www.rockstore.fr/
October 15 Lustenau (austria) Jazz Club Lusteanau http://www.jazzclub.at/
October 16 Innsbruck (austria) Treibhaus http://www.treibhaus.at/
October 17 Freiburg (germany) Jazzhaus http://www.jazzhaus.de/
October 18 Hannover (germany) Jazz Club Hannover
October 19 Aschaffenburg (germany) Colos Saal http://www.colos-saal.de/
October 20 Stavanger (norway) Hall Toll
October 22 Novosibirsk (russia) Jazz Festival
October 23 Dortmund (germany) Domicil http://www.domicil-dortmund.de/
October 24 Gorzow Wielkoposki(poland) Teatr
October 25 Berlin (germany) Quasimodo http://www.Quasimodo.De/
October 27 Rubigen (switzerland) Muhle Hunziken http://www.muehlehunziken.ch/
October 29 Maastricht (holland) Mecc (maastricht Jazz Festival)
October 30 Aberdeen (scotland) The Blue Lamp
October 31 Dundee (scotland) Duke's Corner

November 01 Marostica (vi) (italy) Panic Jazz Club http://www.panicjazzclub.com/
November 03 Sarajevo (bosnia) Sarajevo Jazz Festival http://www.jazzfest.ba/
November 04 Saarbrucken (germany) Aula Der Universtat http://www.jazz-syndikat.de/
November 06 Kosice (slovakia) Historicka Radnica (kosice Jazz Fest.)
November 07 Miskoic (hungary) Muveszetek Haza (miskoic Jazz Fest.)

SEPTEMBER – 2010

Septembre 1 - Alain Caron BAND Festijazz de Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Tuesday, Sept.6 – Music Boullard in Morges – 19:30
Wednesday, Sept.08 – Baff in Spiez – 19:30
Thursday, Sept. 09 – Musik Hug in Basel – 20:00
Friday, Sept.10 – Musicum in Wil – 19:30
Saturday, Sept.11 – Soundlab in Zurich – 15:00

Sept 30 - Lima (Perou) Cocodrilo Verde - 21.00 hrs
Oct 1 - Santiago (Chile) Teatro Nescafe de las Artes - 21.00 hrs
Oct 3 - Concepcion (Chile) Teatro Municipal de Concepcion - 19.00 hrs
Oct 5 - Santo Domingo (Republica Domincana) Fiesta Hotel & Casino - 20.30 hrs
Oct 7 - San Jose (Costa Rica) Jazz Café - 22.00 hrs

http://www.worldjazzcircuit.com/latin_america/cl/index.php

AUGUST – 2010

August 1 - Saporo Jazz Festival – Saporo, Japan - TO BE CONFIRMED
August 12 – Alain Caron BAND Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
August 31 - Release of the new Alain Caron CD

JULY – 2010

July 12 – Istanbul (Turkey)
July 13 – Valladolid (Spain)
July 14 – Fribourg (Switzerland)
July 16 – Umbria Jazz
July 19 – Campodipietra - workshop
July 20 – Campodipietra - workshop
July 21 – Campobasso (Italy)
July 22 – Fano (Italy)
July 23 – Marche TO BE CONFIRMED
July 24 – Castrovillari, Italy
July 29: FBJ Festival in Pescara, Italy with: Frank Gambale (guitar)Otmaro Ruiz (keyboards)Domien Schmitt (drums)

JUNE – 2010

June 8 / 9 - Music Camp in Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

June 27 – Montreal, Canada
June 28 – Toronto, Canada
June 29 – Vancouver, Canada
June 30 – Victoria, Canada

MAY – 2010

May 7 and 8, 10 : Dièze Onze, 4115-A, St-Denis, Montreal with Alain Caron (bass) John Roney ( keyboards) Pierre Côté (guitar) Simon Langlois (drums)
May 15-16 : Italy Music Show in Bologna, Italy BolognaFiere, Piazza della Costituzione with: Frank Gambale (guitar) and Damien Schmitt (drums)
May 18 : The Constantine Dimajazz Festival with the Alain Caron Quartet

APRIL – 2010

Recording of the new CD to be released in 2010
April. 1-2-3-4: Appearance and performance at the Markbass booth at the Frankfurt Music Messe, Frankfurt, Germany with: Frank Gambale (guitar) and Damien Schmitt (drums)

FEBRUARY– 2010

Writing the music for the next CD to be released in 2010

JANUARY – 2010

Jan. 14-15-16-17: Appearance and performance at the Markbass booth. NAMM SHOW in Anaheim, CA

2009

NOVEMBER-2009

ALAIN CARON TRIO November 27 and 28, 09 : Dièze Onze, 4115-A, St-Denis, Montreal, Qc, Canada

OCTOBRE-2009

TRIO With Horaicio"El Negro"Hernandez (drums) and John Roney (keyboards)
October 2: Burlington, Ontario )
October 4: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
October 5: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
October 6: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NATURAL HIGH TRIO: Frank Gambale (guitar) Otmaro Ruiz (piano) Alain Caron (acoustic bass)
October 17: VILA REAL, PORTUGAL
With: Otmaro Ruiz (piano) and Tom Brechtlein (drums) October 24 and 25: Bass Player Live is at SIR Studios in Hollywood, -- 10-6 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday
Bass clinic: Saturday at 2:30 in Clinic Room 1

JULY-2009

July 5: Toronto Jazz Festival, MAINSTAGE CONCERTS.... Nathan Phillips Square at 8:00 PM With: John Roney (keyboards) Philippe Melanson (drums) David Bellemare (sax)
July 11: Montreal Jazz Festival, at Theatre Jean-Duceppe, 175 Ste-Catherine west. Duet with François Bourassa
July 17: Orford Festival, Orford Arts Center, at the Gille-Lefebvre concert hall at 8:00 PM Duet with François Bourassa

MAY-2009

ALAIN CARON Quartet with: John Roney (keyboards) Philippe Melanson (drums) David Bellemare ( sax) May 22/23, 09 : Dièze Onze, 4115-A, St-Denis, Montreal, Qc, Canada
TRIO With Horaicio"El Negro"Hernandez (drums) and John Roney (keyboards)

May 26: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 27: Dummondville, Qc, Canada
ALAIN CARON TRIO with Francois Bourassa (piano) and Jimmy Doxas (drums) May 29/30, 09 : Upstairs Jazz Club, 1254 MacKay, Montreal, Qc, Canada

APRIL-2009

April. 1-2-3-4: Appearance and performance at the Markbass booth. At the Frankfurt Music Messe, Frankfurt, Germany
April. 3-4: Appearance and performance at the Frankfurt Music Messe, Frankfurt, Germany with the V-TRIO at the Roland booth. with: Frank Gambale (guitar) Johnny Rabb (drums)
V-TRIO Concerts with: Frank Gambale (guitar) Johnny Rabb (drums)

April 6: Rock Shop: dealer in Karlsruhe, Germany at 7:00pm
April 7: POP. ALADEMIE: music school in Mannheim, Germany at 7:00pm
April 8: Becker Brau Live Music in Bucharest, Romania at 8:00pm

MARCH-2009

FG and Natural High Trio Frank Gambale (guitar) Otmaro Ruiz (piano) Alain Caron (Bass)
March 9-13, 09: Clinic/Master Class at the Escuela de Musica y Audio Fernando Sor, Bogota, Colombia.
March 11, 09: Concert at Teatro Libre de Chapinero, Bogota, Colombia

JANUARY-2009

Jan. 14-15-16-17: Appearance and performance at the MarkBass booth. NAMM SHOW in Anaheim, CA
Jan. 16: Appearance and performance at the Roland booth at 12:30. NAMM SHOW in Anaheim, CA with Frank Gambale (guitar) Damien Schmitt (drums)
ALAIN CARON QUARTET with Alain Caron (bass), Frank Gambale (guitar), Otmaro Ruiz (piano) and Damien Schmitt (drums):
Jan 21, 2009: Baked Potato, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd.West No. Hollywood, CA

2008

DECEMBER-2008

DUET WITH FRANCOIS BOURASSA Dec .5, 08 : Moulin Michel de Gentilly, Becancour, Quebec, Canada

NOVEMBRE-2008

Novembre 1 Le Thor
Novembre. 3 Clinic at the M.A.I. school, Nancy, FRANCE
Novembre 5 Bordeaux: CIAM
Novembre 6 Marseille: cité de la musique
Novembre 7 Faches Thumesnil: les arcades
Novembre 8 Montpellier: le jam concert

ASIA TOUR with : Franks Gambale (guitar) Otmaro Ruiz (keyboards) Paul Brochu (drums)

Novembre 14: Concert, at Shanghai Center Theatre, Shanghai.
Novembre 15: Concert, at Jz Club, Shanghai
Novembre 18: Clinic/Master Class at Riverside Music, Taiwan
Novembre 19: Concert, Taiwan, at Riverside Music
Novembre 20: Clinic/Master Class, Hong Kong
Novembre 21: Concert, Hong Kong International Jazz festival at Queen Elizabeth Stadium,. Wan Chai, Hong Kong

OCTOBRE-2008
European Tour / FG and Natural High Trio Europe Tour

Frank Gambale (guitar) Otmaro Ruiz (piano) Alain Caron (Bass)
Oct. 10 Karlovy Vary, Chek Republic / LH THERMAL, I.P. Pavlova 11, 36001 Karlovy Vary
Oct. 11 Rome, Italy (TBA)
Oct. 12 Civitella, Italy / Sala Polivalente
Oct. 13 Foggia, Italy / Moody jazz cafè – Via Nedo Nadi, 5 – 71100 – Foggia - Italy
Oct. 14 Foggia, Italy Clinic
Oct. 15 CERVIGNANO, Italy / Teatro Pasolini piazza indipendenza 34 –Cervignano del Friuli (UD)
Oct. 16 Brescia, Italy / Jazzonlive, Genova 76, Brescia, 25123, Zona Campogrande sopra

FRANCE TOUR With : Damien Schmitt (drums) and Jean-Marie Ecay (guitar)

Oct. 25 Chelles
Oct. 26 Clinic/ Master class at : Tout pour le bassiste, BESANCON (FRANCE)
Oct. 28 Paris, Sunset
Oct. 29 Paris, Sunset
Oct. 31 Nice: (Cedac cimiez)

SEPTEMBRE - 2008

ALAIN CARON TRIO with Francois Bourassa (piano) and Phillippe Melanson (drums)
Sept. 26/27, 08 : Dièze Onze, 4115-A, St-Denis, Montreal, Qc, Canada
September 23, 2008 Concert with David Benoit and the Montreal Symphony At the Place des Arts
Sept.15, 08 Appearance at the Mark Bass event : Italy
Sept.10, 08 :Impérial Festival de Jazz, Salle Raoul Jobin / Palais Montcalm, Quebec, Canada with: Franks Gambale (guitar) Otmaro Ruiz (keyboards) Paul Brochu (drums)

AUGUST - 2008

August 23, 2008 : Knowlton, Quebec With GINO VANNELLI and The Sherbrooke Symphony
August 27, 2008: Damascus, Syria / Syria Jazz Festival With François Bourassa (piano) and Paul Brochu (drums)

JULY - 2008

Saturday, July 05, 08: Montreal Jazz Festival, Théâtre Maisonneuve – PdA, Montreal, Qc, Canada With GINO VANNELLI and BERT VAN DER BRINK
July 11/12, 08: LARGO Resto Club, Québec, Canada DUET WITH LORRAINE DESMARAIS

JUNE - 2008

June 6, 08: Clinic/Master class at Cosmo Music, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
DUET WITH LORRAINE DESMARAIS Friday June 27, 08 : Ottawa Jazz Festival , Ottawa, ON, Canada
June 29, 08 at 3:00pm : Workshop with Alain Caron, presented by La Bella Strings (in French and English) Salon Jeanne-Mance – Hyatt Regency Montréal

MAY - 2008

May 17, 08 at 06:00pm: Clinic/Master class at the Bass Center Shin Okubo, Hyakuninchou 1-10-8 Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073 Japan http://www.kurosawagakki.com/sh_bass/event.html#alain
ALAIN CARON TRIO with Francois Bourassa (piano) and Jimmy Doxas (drums) May 30/31, 08 : Dièze Onze, 4115-A, St-Denis, Montreal, Qc, Canada

APRIL- 2008

ALAIN CARON TRIO with Francois Bourassa (piano) and Philippe Melason (drums) April 18/19, 08 : Upstairs Jazz Club, 1254 MacKay, Montreal, Qc, Canada

FEBRUARY- 2008

Duet With Francois Bourassa – Shawinigan, Quebec / Cabaret Philippe-Filion Montreal, Quebec / LE NATIONAL, 1220 Ste-Catherine, Est, Montréal,

2007

DECEMBRE- 2007

DUET WITH FRANCOIS BOURASSA Lévis, Quebec / L'Anglicane,

OCTOBRE- 2007

October 23: Bass Clinic at 1:00pm and a short performance with Francois Bourassa at 3:00pm / At Archambault Musique, 500 Ste-Catherine est, Montréal, PQ
DUET WITH FRANCOIS BOURASSA October 26 : Châteauguay, Quebec / Salle Jean-Pierre-Houde, Centre culturel Vanier

JULY - 2007

THE POWER OF THE TRIO WITH BILLY COBHAM, ALAIN CARON, MIKE STERN Sunday, July 01, 2007 at 7:30 PM at Théâtre Jean Duceppe – PDA

JUNE - 2007

Sunday, June 24, At The Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St. E., Toronto, ON With Mike Stern and Lionel Cordew

APRIL - 2007

Natural High Trio Europe Tour Frank Gambale (guitar) Otmaro Ruiz (piano) Alain Caron (Bass)
APRIL 01 INGOLSTADT (Germany) BUERGERHAUS /
APRIL 03 PARMA (Italy) TEATRO AL PARCO
APRIL 04 MILANO (Italy) BLUENOTE /
APRIL 05 BUCHAREST (Romania) BECKER'S GUITAR CENTER /
APRIL 09 MOSCOW (Russia) /
APRIL 10 MOSCOW (Russia)

MARCH - 2007

Natural High Trio Europe Tour Frank Gambale (guitar) Otmaro Ruiz (piano) Alain Caron (Bass)
MARCH 18 ZOETERMEER (Holland) BOERDERIJ
MARCH 20 PARIS (France) NEW MORNING /
MARCH 21 PALERMO (Italy) TEATRO METROPOLITAN /
MARCH 22 GIOIA D. COLLE (Italy) UEFFILO CANTINA A SUD
MARCH 23 GIOIA D. COLLE (Italy) UEFFILO CANTINA A SUD /
MARCH 25 ROMA (Italy) BIG MAMA /
MARCH 26 ROMA (Italy) BIG MAMA
MARCH 27 BRINDISI (Italy) NUOVO TEATRO VERDI /
MARCH 29 ATHENS (Greece) ATHINA CLUB /
MARCH 30 ATHENS (Greece) ATHINA CLUB /
MARCH 31 ATHENS (Greece) ATHINA CLUB

FEBRUARY - 2007

February 16 &17 Upstairs Jazz Club, 1254 MacKay, Montreal, Qc, Canada Alain Caron (bass)John Roney (piano)Remi Bolduc (sax)Jim Doxas (drums)

JANUARY - 2007

ACOUSTIC TRIO with Alain Caron (bass), Frank Gambale (guitar) and Otmaro Ruiz (piano) /

Jan 10 and 11, 2007: at YOSHIS, 501 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA
Jan 16: Catalinas, 1640 North Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood, CA
Jan. 18-19-20 and 21: NAMM SHOW /

ALAIN CARON QUARTET with Alain Caron (bass), Frank Gambale (guitar), Otmaro Ruiz (piano) and Paul Brochu (drums):

Jan 23, 2007: Baked Potato, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd.West No. Hollywood, CA
Jan 24, 2007: La VeLee, 12514 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA

2006

December - 2006

Duet with François Bourassa December 01 : Winnipeg
Les concerts de jazz canadiens (CJC) Venue : Salle Pauline-Boutal du Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, Time : 20H00 Saturday,
Decembre 02: Edmonton Venue : The Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way, Edmonton, Alberta, Time : 21h00

Octobre - 2006

Rouyn, Qc, Canada /
Amos, Qc, Canada /
Val d'Or, Qc, Canada / Joliette, Qc, Canada /
St-Georges de Beauce, Qc, Canada /

Septembre - 2006

Septembre 3, 2006: Festival de jazz de Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Septembre 3, 2006: Festival de jazz de Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Septembre 3, 2006: Festival de jazz de Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Septembre 3, 2006: Festival de jazz de Rimouski, Québec, Canada

July - 2006

July 2, 2006 – Montreal Jazz Festival / Théâtre Jean-Duceppe de la Place des Arts
July 5, 2006 : Spain – Getxo / July 6, 2006 : Spain – Madrid / July 7, 2006 : Spain - San Javier
July 10, 2006 : Italy – Asti / July 11, 2006 : Italy – Imola / July 12, 2006 : TBC
July 14, 2006 : Ch. Rep – Bechyne / July 15, 2006 : Luxemburg

June- 2006

June 23, 2006 - Calgary Canada /
June 24, 2006 - Toronto Canada /
June 25, 2006 - Edmonton Canada /
June 26, 2006 - Victoria Canada /
June 27, 2006 - Vancouver Canada

April - 2006

À l'Olympia de Paris, Special concert for Didier Lockwood 50th birthday (guest apperance)

March - 2006

FRANK GAMBALE "NATURAL HIGH" TRIO / Featuring - ALAIN CARON & OTMARO RUIZ ALMERIA SPAIN TORINO ITALY

February - 2006

ISTANBUL /
NERAC FRANCE /
PARIS FRANCE /
PRAHA CZECH REP. /
BRATISLAVIA SLOVAK REP.

January - 2006

Jan. 21 Baked Potato, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd.West No. Hollywood, CA
Jan. 22 La VeLee, 12514 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA

2005

January: Concerts with Brandon Fields at the Baked Potato and La VéLee in Los Angeles
February: Clinic in Tokyo, JAPAN for the ROLAND company
March: recording of the new Frank Gambale record with Otmaro Ruiz in Los Angeles
April: Concerts and recording with the WDR big band in Germany
April, May: Series of concerts in Quebec with the 'Alain Caron 5'
Recording of the concert 'Alain Caron 5' on DVD
Recording of an instructional DVD
May, June and July, Series of concerts with Gino Vannelli in USA, Canada and Europe
September: Canadian tour with 'Mike Stern'
October, November: European tour with the 'Alain Caron 5'
November 14, part of a charity concert in Venice including other artists like: Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, Sheila E., Mike Stern, Peter Erskine, Rita Marcotulli, Gianluca Mosole and others.

2004

January: Concerts with Frank Gambale, Otmaro Ruiz and Paul Brochu at the Baked Potato and La VéLee in Los Angeles
February : Lunching of the new CD 5 in Toronto and concerts at Lula Lounge
March : Canadian tour with Gino Vannelli
April / May : European tour with Mike Stern
July : Concerts at the Toronto and Montréal Jazz Festivals with the 'Alain Caron 5'
European Jazz Festivals with Mike Stern
September / October : Canadian tour with the 'Alain Caron 5'
October : Release of the album 5 in Europe
November : European tour with the 'Alain Caron 5'

2003

January: Concerts with Frank Gambale, Otmaro Ruiz and Paul Brochu at the Baked Potato and La VéLee in Los Angeles
June/July : Concerts in USA, Canada and Europe avec Mike Stern
July : Festival International de Jazz de Montréal with Gino Vannelli at the Wilfrid Pelletier de la Place des Arts
September : Concerts at the Blue Note in Milan with Mike Stern
ctobre / Novembre : European tour with Mike Stern

2002

January: Concerts in Los Angeles with Frank Gambale and Otmaro Ruiz
February and March : Québec tour with LE BAND
April : Concerts in Costa Rica with LE BAND
July : European festivals tour with Mike Stern
September : Festi Jazz International de Rimouski with LE BAND

2001

January: Concerts in Los Angeles with Frank Gambale and Otmaro Ruiz
Concert at the Top of the Senator, Toronto with Phil Dwyer
March 29th: Concert with Gino Vannelli and the Caracas Philharmonic in Caracas, Venezuela
July: concert in Moncton, Canada with LE BAND
Concert with LE BAND at the "MIAC" (Music Industries Association of Canada)
Serie of 4 concerts at the "FestiJazz de Rimouski" ( Gino Vannelli, Frank Gambale, Dennis Chambers, Otmaro Ruiz and LE BAND
CALL ME AL TOUR 2 (November/December 2001)
Europe / 11 concerts in Germay, Switzerland, France and Italy

2000

February: concert with the trio CARON/ECAY/LOCKWOOD at the Festival d'Astaffortt in France.
June: Canadians Jazz Festivals tour in Winnipeg, Saskaton, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria
July 1st / Festival de Jazz de Montréal, at the Maisonneuve theatre, Place des Arts
August: Gino Vannelli tour in Italy
November/December: CALL ME AL TOUR Europe / 17 concerts in Germay, Switzerland, France and Italy Canada / Longueuil, L'Assomption et Levis
Serie of 4 concerts at the "FestiJazz de Rimouski" ( Gino Vannelli, Frank Gambale, Dennis Chambers, Otmaro Ruiz and LE BAND
December 8 / Concert with Gino Vannelli and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the Place des Arts

1999

European and US tour with Gino Vanelli, march
South US Tour with Gino Vanelli, June and July
Concert at "week end de la guitare" in Paris with the trio Caron/Ecay/Lockwood.
Jazz Festival of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Concert at the Montreal DRUM FEST with Steve Ferrone

1998

Edmonton, Calgary, Québec, Winnipeg.
Montreal International Jazz Festival with Le Band: concerts at Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and at Musimax (TV broadcast)
Concert at Rideau Hall (Ottawa) with Le Band
Concerts with Gino Vanelliin Montréal, Ottawa and Québec with Le Band
Concert in France with Bireli Lagrene and Billy Cobham
European Tour with Alain Caron –Le Band: France, Italy and Switzerland
Concerts in the USA & Japan with Gino Vanelli
Concert at the Montréal Spectrum with Gino Vanelli
Series of concerts in Los Angeles with Gino Vanelli and the Blue Note, Tokyo

1997

Concerts with Alain Caron / Le Band
Concerts in Germany at the Frankfurt Music Fair with Otmaro Ruiz and Alex Acuna
Participation in the BassFest, Montréal: Master Class and concert with Frank Gambale
European Tour with Alain Caron / Le Band: performances in France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria.

1996

Special series called "A Tribute to Alain Caron " at the Montreal International Jazz Festival: concerts with Michel Donato, with Goldstein, with Didier Lockwood and Jean-Marie Ecay, with Frank Gambale, Otmaro Ruiz and Paul Brochu, and finally a concert of Alain Caron / Le Band
Jazz festival in Switzerland with Alain Caron / Le Band
Special concert at MIAC show in Toronto with Alain Caron / Le Band and David Garibaldi
Festivals in Québec with Alain Caron /Le Band
Concerts with Tiger Okoshi and Mordy Ferber
Duet concerts with Michel Donato
Duet concerts with pianist James Gelfand
oncert with Alain Caron / Le Band and Dennis Chambers

1995

European and Canadian tour Alain Caron / Le Band: Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and France

1994

European and Canadian tour of Alain Caron/ Le Band
Concerts with Leni Stern

1992 - 1993

Performed in the United States with the Mike Stern Trio
Toured Germany and France with the Leni Stern Band
Performed a series of concerts in Quebec for the release of "Le Band"
Performed in Toronto with the bass duo Donato-Caron
Performed with the Mike Stern Trio on a Canadian concert tour
Performed to a sellout audience with his own Alain Caron. Le Band at the Spectrum de Montréal as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival
Performed with the Mike Stern Trio on his European concert tour
Canadian concert tour of Caron/Ecay/Lockwood
Performed in Korea and China with Caron/Ecay/Lockwood

1992

Performed with UZEB at the Montreal Jazz Festival for an audience of over 95,000 people

1990 -1991

Played in New York with the Leni Stern Group, Don Alias, Mike Stern, Tiger Okoshi, Jerry Bergonzi and Bob Moses

1980 -1990

Played in Boston with Tom Harrell, Sal Nestico and Frank Tiberi
Performed in a band with Don Alias
As a member of UZEB played in 20 different countries

1970 -1980

Played with the Vic Vogel Big Band
Co-founded Montreal-based jazz-fusion group UZEB