Frank Vignola - Live At The Sheldon DVDCD Set

Product Description Filmed in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon concert Hall, guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola shows his timeless musicianship and talents in this live concert. The Frank Vignola Quintet has shattered the barriers between popular music and traditional jazz to create an exciting new sound in acoustic string music. Their repertoire, together with Vignola's amazing virtuosity, puts them in a league by themselves, creating a new genre of music, melding contemporary gypsy jazz, bluegrass, toe-tapping swing, blues and acoustic rock. The Frank Vignola Quintet includes Vinny Raniolo (guitar), Rick Zukor (percussion), Aaron Weinstein (violin), and Pete Coco (bass) who all give an outstanding performance. This DVD is sure to please all types of viewers. Pieces include Tico Tico, Salad and Donuts, Hungarian Rhapsody, Limehouse Blues and more. DVD length is 1 hour 50 minutes.Also, included with this DVD are two bonus audio CDs of the concert. Listen to your favorite tunes in this audiophile quality recording anywhere and anytime! About the Actor Frank Vignola is considered to be among the top rank of guitarists on the music scene today. Born on December 30, 1965, in Long Island, New York, he began playing guitar at the age of five. As his proficiency grew, he spent many hours listening to the music of legendary guitarists, Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, and Johnny Smith. Frank not only gained a spiritual sort of inspiration from these guitarists recordings, he also made an intricate study of the complexities of these guitar masters styles, slowing down his records to analyze many a solo. Frank s first teacher was his father, a semi-professional banjo player. Later, Frank became the star pupil of guitarist Jimmy George, who was one of the original Dion and the Belmonts. At age 12, Frank took up the tenor banjo and swiftly burst upon the music scene in a way that would portend many of the accolades and milestones to come in his career as a jazz guitarist. Though obviously steeped in the traditional schools of jazz, especially in the formative years, Frank would ultimately take inspiration from a wide arc of the musical spectrum. Guitarists such as Django, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery and Lonnie Johnson are obvious influences, but one might be surprised to learn that rocker Jimi Hendrix has also received the close scrutiny of Frank s ear. Louis Arms