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Jean-Luc Ponty
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29 Sept 1942 (83 years)
Avranches, Manche, France
Biography
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 hired by the Concerts Lamoureux in which he played for three years. While still a member of the orchest...
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Jean-Luc Ponty's Movies
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Zappa
27 Nov 2020
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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
03 May 2016
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
01 May 2007
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Return To Forever - The Mothership Returns
18 Jun 2012
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
01 Jan 1993
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Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux
04 Jul 1994
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Trio Ponty Lagrène Eastwood au Festival Au Grès du Jazz
06 Aug 2017
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Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen
03 Nov 2018
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Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden
10 Sept 1973
