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Jazz musicians: jazz violin

46 jazz musicians in the atlas play jazz violin, including Ornette Coleman, Nigel Kennedy, Jean-Luc Ponty, Svend Asmussen and Helmut Zacharias. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

Jazz violin is the use of the violin or electric violin to improvise solo lines. Early jazz violinists included: Eddie South, who played violin with Jimmy Wade's Dixielanders in Chicago; Stuff Smith; and Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Joe Venuti was popular for his work with guitarist Eddie Lang during the 1920s. Improvising violinists include Stéphane Grappelli and Jean-Luc Ponty. In jazz fusion, violinists may use an electric violin plugged into an instrument amplifier with electronic effects.

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Ornette Coleman 1930–2015 · American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and… Nigel Kennedy b. 1956 · British-born violinist and violist (born 1956) Jean-Luc Ponty b. 1942 · French jazz violinist and composer Svend Asmussen 1916–2017 · Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017) Helmut Zacharias 1920–2002 · German violinist (1920–2002) Adam Taubitz b. 1967 · German musician Regina Carter b. 1966 · American jazz violinist Billy Bang 1947–2011 · American musician (1947–2011) Phil Wachsmann b. 1944 · Ugandan musician Stuff Smith 1909–1967 · American musician (1909-1967) Eyvind Kang b. 1971 · American musician Ola Kvernberg b. 1981 · Norwegian jazz musician Leroy Jenkins 1932–2007 · American composer and violinist (1932–2007) Jerry Goodman b. 1949 · American violinist (born 1949) L. Shankar b. 1950 · Indian violinist and composer (born 1950) Joe Venuti 1903–1978 · American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist… Ray Nance 1913–1976 · American jazz musician (1913–1976) David Goloschekin b. 1944 · Soviet and Russian musician and composer Adam Bałdych b. 1986 · Polish musician Roby Lakatos b. 1965 · jazz violinist, composer (1965–) Dajos Béla 1897–1978 · (1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader Mark Feldman b. 1955 · American violinist Ben Bernie 1891–1943 · American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality… Zbigniew Seifert 1946–1979 · Polish musician (1946-1979) Nils Økland b. 1961 · Norwegian musician Csaba Deseo b. 1939 · Hungarian musician Mat Maneri b. 1969 · American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola… Eddie South 1904–1962 · American musician (1904–1962) Claude Williams 1908–2004 · American musician (1908–2004) Scott Tixier b. 1986 · French violinist Erskine Tate 1895–1978 · American musician (1895–1978) Florin Niculescu b. 1967 · Romanian musician André Hodeir 1921–2011 · French violinist, composer, arranger and musicologist… Dominique Pifarély b. 1957 · French musician Jan Garber 1894–1977 · American musician (1894-1977) Pippo Barzizza 1902–1994 · Italian composer, arranger, conductor, and music director… Michel Warlop 1911–1947 · French classical and jazz violinist (1911–1947) June Tyson 1936–1992 · American jazz singer (1936–1992) Paul Ash 1891–1958 · American musician (1891–1958) John Mayer 1930–2004 · John Mayer; b. Oct. 28, 1930, Calcutta, India; d. Mar. 9… Ambrose 1896–1971 · English bandleader (1896–1971) Carroll Dickerson 1895–1957 · American musician (1895–1957) Armand J. Piron 1888–1943 · American musician (1888–1943) Efim Schachmeister 1894–1944 · German musician Noel DaCosta 1929–2002 · Nigerian-Jamaican jazz violinist, composer and choral… Matty Malneck 1903–1981 · American jazz bandleader, violinist, violist and…