Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists?


Hey folks - over the years I have really enjoyed Sugar Cane Harris. Can anyone recommend other "non-classical" violinists? (but not really interested in "country fiddle", either). Am familiar with Jean Luc Ponty, Papa John Creach. Violin as in "It's a Beautiful Day", Dan Hicks, UK would work too. Looking forward to your suggestions.
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Jerry Goodman, played with John McLaughlin.
Chris Church, plays with Jesse Cook.
Clear example of how tastes differ. I thought that Jean-Luc was just making noise, senseless music. I know him quite well, his best performances were with John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra, just like everyone else's who played with John. He had this special gift to bring the best out of every player. But these days he plays junk too, like Ponty and many others.
This is Chris Church that I mentioned:
http://youtu.be/kwoySbXEtGo

I will try to find something from Mahavishnu years with Goodman or/and Ponty. Unfortunately, most Mahavishnu videos that I saw so far were not the best performances.