© Colin Gentile
Sébastien “Bakus” Bacquias is a double bassist. For over twenty-five years, he has developed a distinctive approach rooted in the raw sound of the double bass, combining sharp attacks, sonic textures and melodic exploration.
He studied in Dijon in the 1990s, earning a degree in musicology while studying classical double bass and orchestral playing at the conservatoire. He also holds a DEM diploma in jazz and contemporary music.
Since then, his double bass has travelled across European and African stages through numerous projects spanning rock, improvised music, jazz, free jazz, chanson, hip-hop and traditional music. His practice extends well beyond music: he has collaborated with circus artists — Jérôme Thomas, Franck Tenot and, more recently, Cie Jupon — as well as poets and street theatre companies, including 26000 couverts.
An active member of the Freddy Morezon collective, he is involved in several of its musical projects, including Fish From Hell, In Spirit and Etenesh Wassié, alongside Mathieu Sourisseau and Fabien Duscombs. Though very different, these projects share a taste for collective interplay, improvisation and the friction between different musical languages.
Now based in the Pyrenees, Sébastien Bacquias continues to explore the world of strings, also playing the viola da gamba.
