Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
Genres: jazz, Fusion, jazz fusion, violin, instrumental
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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
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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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 |