Frank Vignola
| Frank Vignola | |
|---|---|
| Born |
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 |
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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
- Appel Direct (Concord Jazz, 1993)
- Let It Happen (Concord Jazz, 1994)
- Concord Jazz Guitar Collective with Howard Alden, Jimmy Bruno (Concord Jazz, 1995)
- Cookin With Frank & Sam with Sam Pilafian (Concord, 1995)
- Look Right, Jog Left with Unit 4 (Concord, 1996)
- Deja Vu (Concord, 1999)
- Goodfellas by Joey DeFrancesco with Frank Vignola, Randy Brecker (Concord, 1999)
- Off Broadway (Nagel-Heyer, 2000)
- Without a Doubt with Joe Ascione, Mark Egan, Frank Wess, (Koch Jazz/eOne, 2000)
- Blues for a Gypsy (Acoustic Disc, 2001)
- Gypsy Soul (Jeb Music, 2003)
- Stringin' the Blues: A Tribute to Eddie Lang with Howard Alden (Jazzology, 2003)
- Moonglow with Bucky Pizzarelli (Hyena, 2005)
- Vignola Plays Gershwin (Mel Bay, 2007)
- Just Between Frets with Tommy Emmanuel (Solid Air, 2009)
- Standards Live with Bucky Pizzarelli (Frank Vignola, 2009)
- 100 Years of Django (Azica, 2010)
- An Evening with...Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo (Frank Vignola, 2011)
- First Time Together with David Grisman, Martin Taylor (Acoustic Disc, 2012)
- Jersey Guitar Mafia with Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli, Lou Pallo, Gary Mazzaroppi (Showplace, 2012)
- Melody Magic with Vinny Raniolo (Azica, 2013)
- Beloved Earth Songs with Vinny Raniolo (CD Baby, 2013)
- Swing Zing! with Vinny Raniolo (Frank Vignola, 2015)[3]
References
- 1 2 "Acoustic Disc Online". www.acousticdisc.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- 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.
- ↑ "Frank Vignola Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2016.