Jean-Luc Ponty

Jean-Luc Ponty

Genres: jazz, Fusion, jazz fusion, violin, instrumental

About Jean-Luc Ponty

Jean-Luc Ponty (b. 1942) is a virtuoso French violinist and jazz composer. Born on the 29th September 1942 in Avranches, France, he was trained as a professional classical violinist at the Paris Conservatory. His attraction to jazz was propelled by Miles Davis's and John Coltrane's music. He has worked with Stéphane Grappelli, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Frank Zappa, and has appeared on over seventy recordings. In 1977 Ponty pioneered the use of the five-string electric violin, with a lower C string. He sometimes also uses a six-string electric violin called the violectra, with low C and F strings – not to be confused with the violectra he played from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s which had four strings, but tuned an octave lower. He was among the first to combine the violin with MIDI, distortion boxes, phase shifters, and wah-wah pedals. This resulted in his signature, almost synthesiser-like sound. In 2005 Ponty formed the acoustic fusion supergroup TRIO! with bassist Stanley Clarke and banjo player Bela Fleck.

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Jean-Luc Ponty — Top 30 songs of 88

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Jean-Luc Ponty Rhum 'n' Zouc
Jean-Luc Ponty Lost Forest
Jean-Luc Ponty Cosmic Messenger
Jean-Luc Ponty Love At Last Sight
Jean-Luc Ponty Live at Semper Opera
Jean-Luc Ponty Sunset Drive
Jean-Luc Ponty Beach Girl
Jean-Luc Ponty Mirage
Jean-Luc Ponty In the Kingdom of Peace
Jean-Luc Ponty Sunday Walk
Jean-Luc Ponty Aurora, Part 1 [1979: Jean-Luc Ponty Live]
Jean-Luc Ponty Mirage!
Jean-Luc Ponty Egocentric Molecules
Jean-Luc Ponty Good Guys, Bad Guys
Jean-Luc Ponty Imaginary Voyage, Pt. 3
Jean-Luc Ponty Puppets' Dance
Jean-Luc Ponty Renaissance
Jean-Luc Ponty Tarantula
Jean-Luc Ponty The Struggle Of The Turtle To The Sea
Jean-Luc Ponty Intuition
Jean-Luc Ponty Nostalgic Lady
Jean-Luc Ponty Ethereal Mood - Cosmic Messenger
Jean-Luc Ponty Upon the Wings of Music - Upon the Wings of Music
Jean-Luc Ponty The Trans-Love Express
Jean-Luc Ponty Mystical Adventures Suite
Jean-Luc Ponty Modern Times Blues
Jean-Luc Ponty Individual Choice
Jean-Luc Ponty Individual Choice
Jean-Luc Ponty Live at Semper Opera
Jean-Luc Ponty Live at Semper Opera
Rhum 'n' Zouc
Lost Forest
Cosmic Messenger
Love At Last Sight
Live at Semper Opera
Sunset Drive
Beach Girl
In the Kingdom of Peace
Sunday Walk
Aurora, Part 1 [1979: Jean-Luc Ponty Live]
Egocentric Molecules
Good Guys, Bad Guys
Imaginary Voyage, Pt. 3
Puppets' Dance
Renaissance
The Struggle Of The Turtle To The Sea
Nostalgic Lady
Ethereal Mood - Cosmic Messenger
Upon the Wings of Music - Upon the Wings of Music
The Trans-Love Express
Mystical Adventures Suite
Modern Times Blues
Individual Choice
Individual Choice
Live at Semper Opera
Live at Semper Opera