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Born: September 29, 1942 in Avranches, France
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
It has been a long, fascinating odyssey for Jean-Luc Ponty, who started out as a straight jazz violinist only to become a pioneer of the electric violin in jazz-rock in the '70s and an inspired manipulator of sequencers and synthesizers in the '80s. At first merely amplifying his violin in order to be heard, he switched over to electric violin and ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
Last Set, Vol. 3
Far from the Beaten Paths
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2007 Acatama Experience
2004 Jean-Luc Ponty in Concert
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Member Of: Mahavishnu Orchestra More >> Similar Artists: Patrice Rushen Claude "Fiddler" Williams John Blake Joe Venuti Michal Urbaniak More >>

Influenced By: Stuff Smith Miles Davis Bill Evans Stephane Grappelli Sonny Rollins More >> Followers: Didier Lockwood Jerry Goodman Miri Ben-Ari Lewis Trio Ric Sanders More >>

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