Jean-Luc Ponty
Composer
- Born
- September 29, 1942 (age 83)
- From
- Avranches, Manche, France
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…
Filmography (10)
MPS - Die Legende lebt (2023)Self
Zappa (2020)Self (archive footage)
Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen (2018)- Trio Ponty Lagrène Eastwood au Festival Au Grès du JazzTrio Ponty Lagrène Eastwood au Festival Au Grès du Jazz (2017)violon
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)Self (archive footage)- Return To Forever - The Mothership ReturnsReturn To Forever - The Mothership Returns (2012)
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation (2007)Self (archive footage)
Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux (1994)- A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank ZappaA Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa (1993)Self
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden (1973)