What do you like most? Jazz or Classic?

Jazz - Bop, Hard Bop and Modal. I dabble in the Avant Garde.

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Jerry Goodman from the first and Jean Luc Ponty from the second Mahavishnu Orchestra jazzrock group were excellent. I generally prefer the former but not by much, Jerry's violin is more wild and Jean Luc's more aristocratic. Both played electric violin, or mostly electric.
Of the classical musicians I only listen to Paganini, don't ask me how, the rest are ridiculous by comparison.

**** Of the classical musicians I only listen to Paganini, don’t ask me how, ****

How? 😊

**** Jerry's violin is more wild and Jean Luc's more aristocratic. ****

True.  I agree,

Jerry worked well for Mahavishnu 1 but I don't think of him as a jazz musician--more a rocker who was able to fit into the M. Orch. fusion scheme.  J-LP was already a jazz player with modern leanings when he played with McLaughlin.  If you look at what each guy did before and after their stint with John Mc I think you'll see what I mean.
For me the notable jazz violinists are Stuff Smith, Stephane Grappelli, Joe Venuti and Jean-Luc Ponty.   Honorable mentions to "jazzy" players such as Sid Paige (Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks), Vassar Clements (a very bluesy/jazzy bluegrass fiddler) and Johnny Gimble (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. ah-HA!)