 Jean-Luc Ponty at the Nice Jazz Festival 2008 Image by Guillaume Laurent, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 |
Jean-Luc PontyJean-Luc Ponty Jean-Luc Ponty French jazz violinist and composer Jean-Luc Ponty ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃lyk pɔ̃ti]; born 29 September 1942)[1] is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer. He is considered a pioneer of jazz-rock, particularly for his use of the electric violin starting in the 1970s. He rose to prominence for his collaborations with popular musical artists Frank Zappa and Elton John. In addition to his solo work, he has performed with symphony orchestras in France, the United States, Canada, and Japan. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for… (Source: Wikipedia)
|
