Member Since: 6/25/2007
Band 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.â€
~Mark O’Connor
“Guitar virtuosity at its highest level-- a must hear.â€
~djangoblog.com
“…the monstrous Frank Vignola….is one of the most vicious tremolo-pickers on the scene.â€
~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