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Jean-Luc Ponty

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Jean-Luc Ponty

Born September 29, 1942 · Avranches, Manche, France (age 83)

Jean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz violinist and composer. Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, graduating two years later with the institution's highest honor, Premier Prix (first prize). He was hire…

Known For

Giger's Second Celebration of the FourGiger's Second Celebration of the Four
Giger's Second Celebration of the Four
★ 8.0
MovieDocumentary
1977 film fragment by H.R. Giger and J.J. Witmer
Witchcraft Through the AgesWitchcraft Through the Ages · 1968
Witchcraft Through the Ages
★ 7.31968
MovieHistoryHorror
A seventy-six-minute version of Häxan, re-edited and re-released in the United States by Metro Pictures Corporation in 1968. It is narrated by author William S. Burroughs, with a jazz score and soundtrack featuring violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.
Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at MontreuxAl Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux · 1994
Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux
★ 7.01994
MovieMusic
Guitarist Al di Meola, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, and bassist Stanley Clarke, all of whom recorded numerous albums as leaders during the 1970s and 1980s, join forces for this 1994 concert in Montreux. Each musician's compositions are featured in this mostly acoustic performance, though charts were necessary to help them find their way through unfamiliar pieces. There is a noticeable lack of ego apparent on-stage, with no one player trying to steal the spotlight. For his solo feature, "Eulogy to Oscar Romero," Ponty incorporates the use of a digital delay to accompany himself, while Clarke's and di Meola's solo performances are more in the context of the concert. CD The Rite of Strings, which was recorded the following year.
Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die DeutschenKosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen · 2018
Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen
2018
MovieMusicDocumentary
Rabbit Ears - Puss in BootsRabbit Ears - Puss in Boots · 1991
Rabbit Ears - Puss in Boots
★ 5.01991
MovieFamilyAnimation
Claude a youngest son of Miller feels short-changed leaves him nothing more than an a tomcat. However, when Claude decides to do away with his feline inheritance, the cat devised a plan to transform his dim-witted owner into a prince.
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, SwedenFrank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden · 1973
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden
1973
MovieMusic
TV concert from Zappa, footage from the warm-up was also tapped

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Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at MontreuxAl Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux · 1994
Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux
★ 7.01994
MovieMusic
Guitarist Al di Meola, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, and bassist Stanley Clarke, all of whom recorded numerous albums as leaders during the 1970s and 1980s, join forces for this 1994 concert in Montreux. Each musician's compositions are featured in this mostly acoustic performance, though charts were necessary to help them find their way through unfamiliar pieces. There is a noticeable lack of ego apparent on-stage, with no one player trying to steal the spotlight. For his solo feature, "Eulogy to Oscar Romero," Ponty incorporates the use of a digital delay to accompany himself, while Clarke's and di Meola's solo performances are more in the context of the concert. CD The Rite of Strings, which was recorded the following year.