Frank Vignola

Frank Vignola
Born (1965-12-30)December 30, 1965
Long Island, New York
Genres Jazz, jazz fusion, swing
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar, banjo
Years active 1979–present
Labels Concord Jazz, Acoustic Disc, Jazzology, Mel Bay, Azica
Associated acts David Grisman, Mark O'Connor, Joe Ascione, Bucky Pizzarelli, Vinny Raniolo
Website www.frankvignola.com

Frank Vignola (born December 30, 1965 in Long Island, New York) is an American jazz guitarist and banjoist. Vignola has played acoustic swing guitar and electric jazz fusion.

Vignola's father played accordion and banjo and his brother plays trumpet. At five years old, he began to learn guitar from his father and from records by Django Reinhardt, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Pass, and Johnny Smith.[1] At 12 he started on the banjo and two years later won a national championship in Canada.[2]

In 1987, when he was 23, he formed the Hot Club quintet, named after the Quintette du Hot Club de France. In the early 1990s, he was in New York City, playing in groups with Max Morath, Andy Stein, Herman Foster, and Joe Ascione. He started a quartet with tuba player Sam Pilafian. He formed the Concord Jazz Collective with Howard Alden and Jimmy Bruno. With Joe Asicone he established the record label Venture Music, which also sold instructional books and videos.[2] In recent years he started a music download company. He has also been the guitarist for the David Grisman Quartet.[1]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 "Acoustic Disc Online". www.acousticdisc.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 172. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  3. "Frank Vignola Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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