Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists?

Dixie Dregs aka the Dregs. The first four albums are the best with "Dregs of the Earth' being my favorite. "California Screamin" is a live disc that has a good version of "Peaches in Regalia" if you like Zappa type violin arrangements. The violin player, Allen Sloan, left the band and became an anethesiologist. They still get together periodically, but their excellent keyboard player T Lavitz passed away last year.Sloan was replaced by Mark O'Connor who has several great cd's out with "heroes" and "Thirty Year Retrospective" as personal favorites. o'Connor's work with Chris Thile is excellent. Jerry Goodman from Mahavishnu Orchestra has also played with the Dregs. The above recommendations are very fine as well. I particularly like Papa John with Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship/Airplane. Jobson's contributions to Roxy Music's "Country Life" are fantastic. Check out the solo in "Out of the Blue."

Nash The slash and Jean Michelle Jarre

Staphane Grappelli, of course.

If you like this I can make more recommendations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nVRaDX6kRU

I always liked David Cross's work with King Crimson. I know he did some solo work but I'm not sure it got much play. Also Michael Urbaniak is pretty good.

And, I guess Warren Ellis, too (see reference in the Steve Wickham Wikipedia entry, above).

Oops,

I forgot one more that you should definitely check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wickham

Waterboys/World Party

The three unmentioned names that come to mind first:

Michael Doucet of Beausoleil.
Ed Jobson of Roxy Music.
Gatemouth Brown.

Note that Beausoleil has made both rockin' Zydeco records and much mellower waltz records, so choose accordingly. Also note that, while Gatemouth is a terrrific fiddler, 90+% of his recorded material features him on guitar (so choose accordingly) and Jobson also played a lot of piano (so, choose....)

Marty

Stefan Grapelli's work with Django Rheinhardt.

Stephane Grapelli has done a lot of fabulous jazz performances.

I have Regina Carter, Billy Bang and several by Grappelli.
I love Grappelli, Billy Bang is good also. But Jazz violin is just not my thing. But they are great artists.