IMAC
TO PRESENT A CONCERT WITH
Rock/Jazz
Violinist
JEAN-LUC PONTY
www.ponty.com
Tickets: $37.50/ 28.50 IMAC MEMBERS
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August 26, 2006 at 8 &
10:30pm
On
Saturday, August 26th, 2006 at 8 & 10:30PM, the Inter-Media
Art Center (also known as “IMAC”) in Huntington,
Long Island will present a concert with rock/ jazz violinist
JEAN-LUC PONTY.
Born in a family of classical musicians,
JEAN-LUC PONTY began his musical education at the age of
five and graduated with honor from the Conservatoire National
Superieur de Musique de Paris at the age of seventeen. He
began what was supposed to be a distinguished career as
a classical violinist with the Concerts Lemoureus Symphony
Orchestra and, during this period, began to listen to jazz,
which changed the course of his career forever. JEAN-LUC
PONTY began playing with jazz groups in Paris quickly developing
a reputation for his revolutionary style of combining his
classical virtuosity with his powerful approach. He recorded
a number of albums that were met with increasing critical
success and brought him to the attention of a lot of artists
who wanted his signature violin in their own projects, among
them were Elton John, Frank Zappa and John McLaughlin. Through
his bold experimentation with electronics and synthesis,
JEAN-LUC PONTY liberated the image and capabilities of the
violin from a purely acoustic, largely classical or folk
setting. He is a pioneer and undisputed master of violin
in the arena of jazz and rock.
Tickets for this performance are $37.50
($28.50 for IMAC Members). For tickets or further information
on this performance, or on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's
24-hour Arts-Line at (631) 549-ARTS. Tickets can also be
purchased at the theater from noon to 6PM, Tuesday through
Friday, 2PM to 6PM on Saturdays and after 2PM on the day
of the performances. For further information, call IMAC's
business office at (631) 549-9666.
The Inter-Media Art Center,
Inc. is a non-profit Media and Performing Arts Center whose
programs and services are supported in part by public funds
from the New York State Council on the Arts (a state agency),
Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town of Huntington,
NYS Senator Carl Marcellino, by a grant from The Harmon
Foundation, as well as by the Members of IMAC. IMAC also
gratefully acknowledges support from Bank of America, Korg
USA, The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts,
JBL Pro, AutoOne Insurance, Peconic Bay Winery, The Lowerre
Family Trust, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan
Fischer.
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