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 102
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Jean-Luc Ponty | Computer Incantations for World Peace | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Enigmatic Ocean | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Forms of Life | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Beach Girl | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Mirage | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Plastic Idols | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | The Trans-Love Express | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Cantaloupe Island (Live At Donte's) | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | New Country (1976) | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Stay With Me | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Aurora, Part 1 [1979: Jean-Luc Ponty Live] | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Mirage! | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | As, from the 1981 album `Mystical Adventures` | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Nostalgic Lady | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Lost Forest | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Aurora Part I, from the 1979 album `Jean-Luc Ponty: Live` | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Cosmic Messenger | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | In the Kingdom of Peace | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Ethereal Mood - Cosmic Messenger | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Upon the Wings of Music - Upon the Wings of Music | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Celtic Steps | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Renaissance (Wounded Bird Records | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Don't Let The World Pass You By | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Individual Choice | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Fight For Life | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Modern Times Blues | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Love At Last Sight | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Point Of No Return | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Final Truth Parts I and II | ||
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Imaginary Voyage, Pt. 4 |