Artist, Musicien, Basse, Contrebasse, Guitare, percussions, Chant, Auteur, Compositeur, Arrangeur, Realisateur
Growing in a family of musicians over several generations, Thierry FANFANT began learning bass by himself and did his first scenes in his parents’ orchestra at 12 years old. A few years later, he studied bass and double bass with Pierre MORTARELLI, Jacques VIDAL, and the regretted, Jean-François JENNY-CLARK.
Contacted regularly for concerts and TV sets, sharing his knowledge by giving bass lessons and Master Class, Thierry FANFANT multiplies the artistic collaborations as a musician, musical director, composer or arranger with many artists or groups of all styles:
Tulio DE PISCOPO (Italy), Francis LOCKWOOD, KASSAV, MALAVOI, Tanya St-VAL, Dédé SAINT-PRIX , Ralph THAMAR, Tony CHASSEUR, Kina SOUKICHI (Japan), Hajïme MIZZOGUCHI (Japan), Edith LEFEL, Mario CANONGE, Beethova OBAS (Haïti), Michel FUGAIN (musical director), Philippe LAVIL (musical director), Marc BERTHOUMIEUX,Tania MARIA (Brazil), Henri GUEDON, Angelique KIDJO (musical director), Michel SARDOU, Laurent VOULZY, Maurane, Andy NARELL (USA), Carlos SANTANA , Bernard LAVILLIERS, Jacques SCHWARZ-BART, Ti ken JA-FOLY, ASA, Michel JONAZ, Mayra ANDRADE, AYO, Christophe MAE, LURA, TETE, Ibrahim MAALOUF, Mino CINELU, Robben Ford …
He participated on more than 1700 albums and recorded 4 personal albums, « intimes » (2005, Bonzaï music), « simé lanmou » (2011, Aztec musique), « frères » (2014, Aztec musique), « chanté & mizik » (2017, Aztec musique). “6.4” (2024 Couleurs music)
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