http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2771&rws=%2Fjean-luc-ponty%2Ftop-tracks.rssJazz violin isn't exactly electric guitar, but don't tell Jean-Luc Ponty that. He never saw any reason not to pair wa-wa pedals and Echoplexes with the violin, and as a result he's done more for the stringed instrument than anyone since Stephane Grappelli. A classically trained musician who also played clarinet and tenor sax, Ponty developed a love for jazz that finally forced him to choose between jazz and classical. He chose jazz, and his work on the violin was groundbreaking – he mastered the bebop style and played his instrument as if it were a horn. No one had ever heard anything quite like it. As the 1960s wore on, Ponty branched out into experimental rock and free jazz. He has played with Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and his restless quest for novelty has led him from jazz into country, world music and more. - Sarah BardeenFusionen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:53 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2771&rws=%2Fjean-luc-ponty%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz violin isn't exactly electric guitar, but don't tell Jean-Luc Ponty that. He never saw any reason not to pair wa-wa pedals and Echoplexes with the violin, and as a result he's done more for the stringed instrument than anyone since Stephane Grappelli. A classically trained musician who also played clarinet and tenor sax, Ponty developed a love for jazz that finally forced him to choose between jazz and classical. He chose jazz, and his work on the violin was groundbreaking – he mastered the bebop style and played his instrument as if it were a horn. No one had ever heard anything quite like it. As the 1960s wore on, Ponty branched out into experimental rock and free jazz. He has played with Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and his restless quest for novelty has led him from jazz into country, world music and more. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25407319&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-luc-ponty%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:24:46 -0800 Top Tracks by Jean-Luc Ponty on Rhapsody Online 25407319 tra.25407319 Jean-Luc Ponty art.2771 0.99 Aurora alb.25399030 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/4/2/1542410_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 null true Renaissance tra.25407319 349000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25407319&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-luc-ponty%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25407319&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-luc-ponty%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25407296&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-luc-ponty%2Ftop-tracks.rss Fusion Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:24:46 -0800 Top Tracks by Jean-Luc Ponty on Rhapsody Online 25407296 tra.25407296 Jean-Luc Ponty 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