Wolfgang Dauner passed away !
I am very sad to learn that the great German jazz pianist and composer Wolfgang Dauner just passed away on January 10, 2020 at the age of 84. I toured and recorded a few albums with him in Germany in the 60s, Eberhart Weber was the bassist in his band. I loved Wolfgang's compositions, his music was innovative and very original and we toured again together as a duo between 2006 and 2011. We lost a great artist !
JL PONTY & CLARA PONTY QUARTET
This pic. was taken in the Czech Republic and our next show as a Quartet with my daughter Clara on keyboards, Guy Nsangué (bass) and Damien Schmitt (drums) will be in Poland
JLP QUINTET
Next concerts: Festival NANCY JAZZ PULSATIONS / France 17 octobre 2019 - and JAZZ JAMBOREE in Warsaw / Poland 27 October !!! check details in Concerts page.
JLP Quintet in 2018 in France
I formed this great Quintet in early 2018 for shows in Europe, we performed in Poland and France and will do more in 2019 with William Lecomte (keyb.) Jean Marie Ecay (guitar) Guy Nsangué Akwa (bass) Damien Schmitt (drums)
Memories from 2018 !
Evan Garr my spiritual son from Detroit jamming with us in August