Jazz Articles about Stanley Clarke/Biréli Lagrene/Jean-Luc Ponty

Stanley Clarke/Biréli Lagrene/Jean-Luc Ponty: D-Stringz

by James Nadal
February 25, 2016

As sometimes happens in life, the best experiences are those that come as an unexpected surprise. The formation of the acoustic trio D-Stringz, featuring violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, guitarist Bireli Lagrene, and bassist Stanley Clarke, was almost by accident, as they were all on the same bill back in 2012, in Paris, playing with different ensembles. As luck would have it, the sparks and mutual interest was there and guided by producer Francois Lacharme, this project came to light.