Jean-Luc Ponty has been the premier jazz violinist of the past 3 decades. He is one of the few jazz musicians to have numerous albums make the Billboard charts, 12 of them to be exact. Of his...
This release gathers 16 essential tracks by the acoustic and electric jazz violin virtuoso from 11 albums spanning 1975-1985.e.1. Bowing-Bowing 2. Aurora, Part II 3. Renaissance 4. New Country 5...
Live at Chene Park is a live album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1996. After making his first American appearance at the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival, this legendary French...
Civilized Evil is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty. Recorded in 1980 in Los Angeles with JLP's band members Joaquin Lievano (guitars) Chris Rhyne (keyboards) Randy Jackson (bass)...
Legendary drummer Kenny Clarke compared Jean-Luc Ponty to Dizzy Gillespie. Fellow violinist Stuff Smith marveled, "He plays violin like Coltrane plays saxophone." Born in 1942, the French violinist...