(Above) Agoura Hills, California. May 2016. Photo credit: Mauricio Alvarado

(Above) Tarrytown, New York. May 2016.

(Above) Marquee

Above: JLP+ William Lecomte Duo-Zagreb, Croatia-by Davor Hrvoj

Above: JLP+William lecomte-Zagreg, Croatia-by Mario Juricic

Above: Violin workshop Zagreb, Croatia-by Davor Hrvoj

Above: JLP with new Zeta in Phoenix AZ Nov. 2015

Above: JLP with blue Barcus-Berry US Tour Nov. 2015 with AndersonPonty Band

Above: AndersonPonty Band - USA Nov. 2015

Above: AndersonPonty Band -USA Nov. 2015

Above: APB U.S. tour Fall 2015

JLP and singer Jon Anderson are touring again this Spring with the AndersonPonty Band, same band members as last November 2015. They are performing in the USA and Canada starting on April 28 through the end of May. Please visit the Concerts page for details.

Jean Luc is pleased to announce this new acoustic trio work to his fans, entitled “D-Stringz”, with Stanley Clarke (double bass) and Bireli Lagrene (acoustic guitar), which has been released by Verve/Universal in North America, and by Impulse/Universal in Europe. This new recording features a blend of jazz standards and original compositions from all three of these musicians.

The origin of this project with Jean Luc, Stanley, and Bireli as a trio dates back to 2012 when French jazz impresario and the album associate producer François Lacharme, produced an all-star concert at Paris’ Chatelet Theatre to salute Jean Luc’s 50-year-long career. In addition to performing with a symphony orchestra, Jean Luc organized two trios, one of which included Stanley Clarke – a longtime music collaborator – and French Gypsy guitarist Bireli Lagrène, whom neither Jean Luc nor Stanley had yet performed with before. The three only performed five pieces during a 20-minute set, yet the performance’s impact was so immense that it inspired Lacharme to converse with Jean-Philippe Allard – jazz director of Universal Music France and general manager for Impulse! Records – about the prospects of recording them. Two years later, the three nestled inside the ICP studios in Brussels for four days to record D-STRINGZ.

This release is available in CD and download formats through Amazon and other retailers.

Track listing:

1. STRETCH (Biréli Lagrène)
2. TO AND FRO (Jean Luc Ponty)
3. TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY (Harold Adamson / Jimmy Mc Hugh)
4. BIT OF BURD (Stanley Clarke)
5. NUAGES (Django Reinhardt)
6. CHILDHOOD MEMORIES (SOUVENIRS D‘ENFANCE) (Jean Luc Ponty)
7. BLUE TRAIN (John Coltrane)
8. PARADIGM SHIFT (Stanley Clarke)
9. MERCY, MERCY, MERCY (Joe Zawinul)

Note: Steve Shehan provides percussion on several tracks.