Jean-Luc Ponty
Birthday
1942/09/29 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Avranches, Manche, France
Also know as
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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...Read more
Acting
(2007) Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
as Self
(2017) Trio Ponty Lagrène Eastwood au Festival Au Grès du Jazz
as violon
(2012) Return To Forever - The Mothership Returns
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(1994) Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux
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(2018) Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen
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(1973) Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation
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(1985) Victoires de la musique
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self
(1997) Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)