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Jean-Luc Ponty

violin

78 nights · 1970–1973

Jean-Luc Ponty played with Frank Zappa on 77 documented nights between 25 July 1970 and 14 September 1973, in the Hot Rats #4 line-up. Jean-Luc Ponty also joined the band as a special guest on 15 December 1970 at Gaumont Palace, Paris.

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About

French jazz violinist — star soloist of King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1969) and member of the 1973 Over-Nite Sensation band.

Beyond Zappa

Jazz-rock violin's defining figure: Mahavishnu Orchestra (Apocalypse), then multi-platinum solo fusion — Imaginary Voyage, Enigmatic Ocean, Cosmic Messenger — and the Anderson Ponty Band.

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Runs with Zappa

On stage with

nights on stage together

Most played on Jean-Luc Ponty’s nights

  1. Mr. Green Genes×46
  2. Cosmik Debris×37
  3. Dupree's Paradise×37
  4. Montana×37
  5. Dog/Meat×36
  6. King Kong×28
  7. RDNZL×28
  8. Chunga's Revenge×26
  9. Farther Oblivion×26
  10. Inca Roads×23
  11. Fifty-Fifty×21
  12. Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?×17

Every documented night · 78

1970×2

  1. JUL 25, 1970Riviera Festival, Valbonne, France
  2. DEC 15, 1970Gaumont Palace, Paris, Franceguest

1973×76

  1. FEB 23, 1973Cumberland County Auditorium, Fayetteville, United States
  2. FEB 24, 1973Cameron Stadium, Duke University, Durham, United States
  3. FEB 26, 1973Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, United States
  4. FEB 27, 1973Stegeman Coliseum, University of Georgia, Athens, United States
  5. FEB 28, 1973Macon Coliseum, Macon, United States
  6. MAR 2, 1973Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, United States
  7. MAR 3, 1973Sportatorium, Hollywood, United States
  8. MAR 4, 1973Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, United States
  9. MAR 5, 1973Pirate's World, Dania, United States
  10. MAR 6, 1973Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, United States
  11. MAR 7, 1973Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  12. MAR 9, 1973Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, United States
  13. MAR 10, 1973Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  14. MAR 11, 1973Texas Hall Auditorium, Arlington, United States
  15. MAR 12, 1973Music Hall, Houston, United States
  16. MAR 23, 1973Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, United States
  17. MAR 24, 1973Sports Arena, San Diego, United States
  18. MAR 30, 1973Winterland, San Francisco, United States
  19. MAR 31, 1973Winterland, San Francisco, United States
  20. APR 7, 1973Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  21. APR 8, 1973McKale Center, University Of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  22. APR 27, 1973Dillon Gymnasium, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
  23. APR 28, 1973Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  24. APR 29, 1973Rec Hall, Penn State University, State College, United States
  25. MAY 1, 1973Memorial Gymnasium, Kent State University, Kent, United States
  26. MAY 2, 1973Coliseum, Indianapolis, United States
  27. MAY 3, 1973Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton, United States
  28. MAY 4, 1973Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  29. MAY 5, 1973War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, United States
  30. MAY 6, 1973Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, United States
  31. MAY 8, 1973Music Hall, Boston, United States
  32. MAY 9, 1973Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  33. MAY 11, 1973Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, United States
  34. MAY 12, 1973Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  35. MAY 13, 1973Music Hall, Cincinnati, United States
  36. MAY 16, 1973Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  37. MAY 17, 1973Palace Theatre, Albany, United States
  38. MAY 17, 1973Hofstra University, Hempstead, United States
  39. MAY 18, 1973Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, United States
  40. MAY 19, 1973Great McGonigle's Seaside Park, Annapolis, United States
  41. MAY 20, 1973Civic Center, Providence, United States
  42. MAY 21, 1973Hilton Hotel, Quebec, Canada
  43. JUN 15, 1973Civic Center, Honolulu, United States
  44. JUN 21, 1973Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
  45. JUN 24, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  46. JUN 25, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  47. JUN 26, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  48. JUN 28, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  49. JUN 29, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  50. JUL 1, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  51. JUL 4, 1973Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
  52. JUL 8, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  53. AUG 18, 1973K.B.-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  54. AUG 19, 1973Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden
  55. AUG 21, 1973Solliden, Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden
  56. AUG 23, 1973Finlandia-talo, Helsinki, Finland
  57. AUG 26, 1973Kalvoya Festivalen, Sandvika, Norway
  58. AUG 28, 1973Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany
  59. AUG 29, 1973Antibes, France
  60. AUG 29, 1973Milan, Italy
  61. AUG 29, 1973Rome, Italy
  62. AUG 30, 1973Stadio Comunale, Bologna, Italy
  63. AUG 31, 1973Palasport, Rome, Italy
  64. SEP 1, 1973Verona, Italy
  65. SEP 2, 1973Mehrzweckhalle Wetzikon, Zurich, Switzerland
  66. SEP 3, 1973Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
  67. SEP 5, 1973Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
  68. SEP 6, 1973Musikhalle, Cologne, Germany
  69. SEP 7, 1973Festhalle?, Frankfurt, Germany
  70. SEP 8, 1973Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  71. SEP 9, 1973Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  72. SEP 10, 1973Lille, France
  73. SEP 10, 1973Paris, France
  74. SEP 11, 1973Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  75. SEP 13, 1973Town Hall, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  76. SEP 14, 1973Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom