# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jean-luc-ponty
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:01:26.955Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jean-luc-ponty"
name: "Jean-Luc Ponty"
slug: "jean-luc-ponty"
description: "Jean-Luc Ponty is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer. He is considered a pioneer of jazz-rock, particularly for his use of the electric violin starting in the 1970s. He rose to prominence for his collaborations with popular musical artists Frank Zappa and Elton John. In addition to his solo work, he has performed with symphony orchestras in France, the United States, Canada, and Japan."
tagline: "French jazz violinist and composer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jean-Luc_Ponty.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1942-09-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 2640
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump