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Jean-Luc Ponty

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Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undispute master of violin in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin that has expanded the vocabulary of modern music. Ponty was born in a family of classical musicians on September 29, 1942 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 award, Premier Prix. In turn, he was immediately hired by one of the major symphony orchestras, Concerts Lamoureux, where he played for three years

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more

Read "Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Recognizing Thelonious Monk, birthdate October 10th, during Monktober with songs Purple Shades, In Walked Bud, Criss Cross, and Straight No Chaser. Classic music from Gloria Lynne, Johnny Hartman, and more. New music from Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander, and more. Birthdays for Oscar Pettiford, Jean-Luc Ponty, and more. Playlist Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra with ...

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Article: Top Ten List

50 Years Later: 10 Jazz Albums from 1975 That Deserve Another Spin

Read "50 Years Later: 10 Jazz Albums from 1975 That Deserve Another Spin" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


1975 was a landmark year for music, marked by several outstanding album releases. Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (Columbia), Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti (Swan Song), Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (Harvest), Frank Zappa's One Size Fits All (DiscReet) and Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow (Epic) were just a few of the titles that have ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hungarian band Djabe, Brazillian Mello Jr., Andy Timmons, Brett Garsed and Yo Miles

Read "Hungarian band Djabe, Brazillian Mello Jr., Andy Timmons, Brett Garsed and Yo Miles" reviewed by Len Davis


New music from Hungarian band Djabe, Polish band Fusion Generation Project, Brazilian guitarist Mello Jr., and mix of new and old with guitar players Andy Timmons and Brett Garsed. More from Anthony Papamichael from Project Oracle and The Haas Company featuring guitarist Samuel Halkvist. Revisiting the '70s with Jean-Luc Ponty and Lenny White. Yo Miles! Henry ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mads Tolling: Jazz Collaborations and Classics Reimagined

Read "Mads Tolling: Jazz Collaborations and Classics Reimagined" reviewed by Steven Roby


When two-time Grammy-winning violinist Mads Tolling picks up his bow, magic happens. From reinterpreting classics like The Beatles' “Blackbird" to crafting soul-stirring arrangements of “What a Wonderful World" with the iconic Kenny Washington, Mads continues to redefine the boundaries of jazz and classical fusion. In the latest episode of Backstage Bay Area, Tolling delves ...

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News: Recording

Brian Eaton’s 'Trail of Contrition' Brings Jazz Fusion to New Frontiers

Brian Eaton’s 'Trail of Contrition' Brings Jazz Fusion to New Frontiers

Portland-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Brian Eaton has unveiled his sixth studio album, Trail of Contrition, available now on Eatin’ Records. This vibrant jazz fusion project stands at the crossroads of diverse American musical traditions, blending elements of jazz, country, bluegrass, folk, rock, rhythm and blues, gospel, and Americana into an adventurous, genre-bending sonic journey. The ...

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Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition

Label: Zappa Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Disc 1 (Original 1974 Album--2024 Remaster):
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow; Nanook Rubs It; St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast; Father O'Blivion; Cosmik Debris; Excentrifugal Forz; Apostrophe'; Uncle Remus; Stink-Foot; Don't Eat the Yellow Snow; Nanook Rubs It; Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake); Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks—Take 3); Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake); Apostrophe' (Mix Outtake); Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake); Apostrophe' (Unedited Master/2024 Mix); Uncle Remus (Piano And Vocal Mix 2024).
Disc 2 (Bonus Concert #1--Colorado Springs, Colorado, 21 March 1974):
Colorado Springs '74 Show Start; Village of the Sun; Echidna's Arf (Of You); Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?; Babbette; Approximate; Cosmik Debris; Pygmy Twylyte; The Idiot Bastard Son; Cheepnis; Montana; Dupree's Paradise Intro.
Disc 3 (Colorado Springs, Colorado--Continued):
Dupree's Paradise; Is There Anything Good Inside of You?; Florentine Pogen; Kung Fu; Penguin in Bondage; T'Mershi Duween; The Dog Breath Variations; Uncle Meat; RDNZL; Medley: King Kong/Chunga's Revenge/Son of Mr. Green Genes.
Disc 4 (Early 1974 Bonus Live Track):
Inca Roads; Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme); Stink-Foot; RDNZL; Village of the Sun; Echidna's Arf (Of You); Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?; Penguin in Bondage; T'Mershi Duween; The Dog Breath Variations; Uncle Meat; Building a Girl.
Disc 5 (Dayton Ohio--Continued):
Dinah-Moe Humm; Camarillo Brillo; Pygmy Twylyte; Room Service; Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp); Don't Eat the Yellow Snow; Nanook Rubs It; St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast; Father O'Blivion; Apostrophe (') TV Ad; Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (Single Edit); Goteborg GTR; Approximate—Bale; ...The Poodle Bites...
Disc 6 (Blue Ray Audio): Don't Eat the Yellow Snow; Nanook Rubs It; St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast; Father O'Blivion; Cosmik Debris; Excentrifugal Forz; Apostrophe'; Uncle Remus; Stink-foot.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Featuring violin players Carlo Cantini, Steve Kindler and Jean-Luc Ponty

Read "Featuring violin players Carlo Cantini, Steve Kindler and Jean-Luc Ponty" reviewed by Len Davis


Music based on the You Tube show 4 Fusion Friday for November 2024, featuring violinist's Carlo Cantini, L Subramanium Jean-Luc Ponty, Michal Urbaniak and Steve Kindler. Playlist Carlo Cantini “Equilateral Room" from Heptagon (Sympaty) 00:00 Electric Arc “Jam Machine" from March Of Time (TRJ Jazz) Time Marker Jean-Luc Ponty “Imaginery Voyage PT 4" from ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition

Read "Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition" reviewed by Mario Calvitti


Come era stato ampiamente previsto, facendo seguito a Over-Nite Sensation anche l'album immediatamente successivo nella discografia ufficiale di Frank Zappa, Apostrophe('), riceve il trattamento speciale della 50th Anniversary Edition, con l'uscita di un cofanetto contenente oltre all'album originale vario materiale aggiuntivo in studio e live distribuito su 5 CD, oltre a un Blu-ray Disc con le ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Marcus, Miroslav Vitous, Sonny Sharrock, Daniel Humair: Green Line

Read "Green Line" reviewed by Joshua Weiner


Several decades into the jazz reissue boom, first on CD and now increasingly on vinyl, one might imagine the bottom of the barrel is being scraped, and that any newly rediscovered obscurities might at this point have been best left alone. Yet so vast are the archives of recorded jazz that diamonds remain in the mine, ...


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