That time I asked Alain Caron how he felt about UZEB being called “the Van Halen of jazz”

By Steve Newton

Way back in May of 1985 I interviewed Alain Caron, the phenomenal bassist for Quebec jazz-fusion band UZEB.

His group was touring behind its second studio album, You, Be Easy, and headed to Vancouver for a two-night stand at the Commodore Ballroom.

At one point in the conversation I asked Caron about a recent quote from a Canadian music critic who referred to his band as “the Van Halen of jazz”.

He didn’t seem all that thrilled.

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