This is our cache of the profile last indexed on Monday, August 11, 2008. Visit MySpace for updated profile. MySpaceProfiles.org is a search engine that indexes publicly available profile information from MySpace for convenient searching and display. If you are the author of this profile and do not wish to display it here please click here.
 Frank Vignola's Profile |
|
Coming Soon-DVD Live at the Sheldon on Mel Bay |
|
| Location: | New York, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Aug 6, 2008 (31 days back) |
About Me |
|
Create or get your very own MySpace Layouts About Frank Vignola's Rhythm Machine Frank Vignola's Rhythm Machine shatters the barriers between popular music and traditional jazz to create a powerful acoustic string music experience. Their amazing virtuosity mixes high-energy original material with unique renditions of contemporary tunes. The result - a smokin' blend of contemporary acoustic rock, gypsy jazz, bluegrass, swing, and blues."It's not jazz as we know jazz here in America." - Les Paul, on naming Vignola to his 'Five Most Admired Guitarists' list for The Wall Street JournalNEWS Melbay DVD coming out soon! Coming Soon on DVD, a live Frank Vignola Rhythm Machine performance from the famous Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis. .. Please check out this review of our Gershwin show with Jane Monheit. It was an amazing show and everyone had nothing but good things to say! Click here to see a video of the FVQ playing at the Mel Bay Headquarters in Missouri. We were joined by the amazing Casey Driessen on fiddle. Also, click here to see a funny and informative interview that we conducted after the concert. There is also a mini lesson by Frank about using expression in improvisation here and a mini lesson by Vinny about learning chord inversions across the whole fingerboard here. Enjoy! Check out our new channel on www.guitarplayertv.com and click "Artist Features" to see videos of Frank and the band! Check out these killer videos of Frank's Trio taken from CAAS in Nashville: The Rhythm Machine also had a great time in Canada at the Quebec City Festival and Ottawa Bluesfest 2008 Soave Guitar Festival jamming with Tommy Emmanuel and Lawerence Jubert! |
|
My Interests |
|
Music:Member Since: 6/25/2007Band Website: FrankVignola.com Band Members: Band Bios Frank Vignola - Guitar Frank is one of the most accomplished, multi-dimensional players walking the planet today. Monster player, composer and improviser, Frank plays proficiently in every genre, from jazz to bluegrass, and works with everyone and their brother. Frank’s pedigree is a mile long, but a quick Google will illustrate why he is considered one of the best on the planet.Whether he is featured on a Donald Fagen recording, a jam with David Grisman, as Les Paul's right hand man or leading his own groups throughout the years, he has proved himself to be in the elite creating his own unique sound. “Frank Vignola is the perfect guitarist really. He knows every chord under the sun, he can drive the rhythm so hard that you really don’t need any more of a rhythm section practically for anything. And then when he begins his solos, one knows immediately that the music making is on the highest plane….Frank is a soloist to the very extreme limits that you would assume a soloist could ever be, a genuine virtuoso.” ~Mark O’Connor “Guitar virtuosity at its highest level-- a must hear.” ~djangoblog.com “…the monstrous Frank Vignola….is one of the most vicious tremolo-pickers on the scene.” ~Jude Gold, Associate Editor, Guitar Player Magazine Vinny Raniolo - Guitar Starting to play the guitar at age 13, Vinny Raniolo quickly developed his hands and ears for music and began playing locally in New York. He has performed in pop and rock bands in the Radio Disney circuit touring the country, and has played funk and jazz, touring the Virgin Islands and Europe. Vinny has also had the opportunity to play with guitar legends such as, Bucky Pizzarelli and Gene Bertoncini and play on many albums with great musicians and artists including Frank Vignola, Fareed Haque, and world famous comedian Jackie Martling. Never afraid of a new musical situation Vinny is continually pushing the boundaries of his guitar playing. Now at the age of 23, Vinny Raniolo is a hot, hot player, and an integral part of Frank Vignola's Rhythm Machine. Aaron Weinstein - Violin Aaron is Frank's first call for the Rhythm Machine and here is why. Named a “rising star violinist” by Downbeat Magazine, Aaron Weinstein is quickly earning a reputation as one of the finest jazz violinists of his generation. As a featured soloist, Aaron has performed at America’s finest venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wolftrap Center for the Performing Arts, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, the JVC Jazz Festival, Blue Note, the Iridium, Birdland, and abroad at festivals in England, France, Iceland, Israel, and China. When Aaron is not performing, he enjoys long walks on the beach, making deformed balloon animals, and cooking 17 spice chicken with caramelized mango-garlic sauce. Record Label: VM Entertainment, Inc. Type of Label: Indie |
|
My Background and Lifestyle |
|
| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Jazz / Jam Band) |
My Blog |
|
Our new blog |
|
| Hey everyone,Please check out our new blog at www.fvquintet.blogspot.com. We'll be updating it regularly with photos and news, as well as anything else we can pull out of our twisted minds. I've alrea... Posted by Frank Vignola on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:45:00 PST |
|
Review from the Albany TImes Union |
|
| Check out this review of our gig with Jane Monheit from the Albany Times Union Newspaper.Jazz tour from Gershwin to Black SabbathBy GREG HAYMESStaff writerALBANY & At the end of the two-hour concert, ... Posted by Frank Vignola on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:21:00 PST |
|
My Friends |
|
|
Mike, Tania & Sandra, Pakyie, Dario Pinelli, Jamie Willard, Max, White Lightning Boys, Jo!, Louise du Toit, Miki, Leona, The Dave Kain Group, Alessandro Colombini, Enzo Guido - Liutaio, FRANK ROCKENFELLER, Travelboop, OPA TSUPA, Sebastian Barbui, Brandon Dyke, ZVUK BAZAAR, jake, Cotton Ginnee "The Blue Rose Of Texas", Love By Cartier Italia, Tim Cheatle, GADJOLOGIE, S., MARY ANNE, XANDER GIBB, Chris Santoro [looking for a guitar player], Tommaso Mirabella, Psicosuono, BRUSKERS, Olivier Pozzo Luthier guitares, The Writer's Services, Sweet Daddy, Robin Hill, Itzul Castillo, Nico Vignola, Butterfly Blues Band, Bruno de Vita, Valentina De'Mathà, Lorenzo, Vilhelmo, nigloswing, Lybra guitar orchestra, anita camarella
Frank Vignola has 907 friends (46 shown). Click here to add Frank Vignola as a friend. |
|
Tags |
|
|
Frank Vignola's profile has been tagged with the following keywords. Click a tag to search for profiles with the same tags. acoustic string music, ottawa bluesfest, casey driessen, mel bay music, chord inversions, jane monheit, rhythm machine, gypsy jazz, myspace layouts, tommy emmanuel, wall street journal, sheldon concert hall, informative interview, jubert, jazz jam, mini lesson, music experience, acoustic jazz, time in canada, machine performance |
|
