Yves Carbonne

Born and raised in France, sub-contra bassist Yves Carbonne started learning classical piano at age 7. His career on electric bass commenced when he was 13 years-old, and two years later, he began playing the acoustic upright bass. Upon hearing the music of bass icons Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius, Carbonne's interest in jazz became apparent, and he soon pursued the sounds of fretless bass. Over the past twenty years, Carbonne has spent time in private studies with fretless bass virtuoso Alain Caron and former John McLaughlin Trio bass great Dominique Di Piazza. After years of experimenting with various types of basses including 4, 5, and 6-string models, Carbonne conceived a sub-contra bass tuned one octave below standard bass tuning, and today, he researches the various ways of using sub-basses within the context of ensemble configurations, as a soloist, and pedagogically.

In February, 2005, Carbonne, Di Piazza, and renowned solo bassist Michael Manring collaborated on an extraordinarily inspiring project for bass trio, duo, and solo repertoire in Talence, France that combines the utilization of unconventional bass playing techniques with funky sub-contra bass grooves, sensitive fretless melodies, and sophisticated chordal explorations.

Carbonne - Di Piazza - Manring

Yves Carbonne - 8-String Fretted Sub-Bass
Dominique Di Piazza - 5-String Fretted Bass
Michael Manring - 4-String Fretless Bass
Release Date - 2005
Record Label - Yves Carbonne Music

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