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John di Martino: Piano Man In/On Demand
by Marcia Hillman
John di Martino is a New York area based pianist, composer, arranger and Venus recording artist. He is a sought after musical director and is in demand by many singers as an accompanist, having accompanied such singers as Jon Hendricks, Sylvia Sims, Diane Schuur and Billy Eckstine. His talents as a pianist and arranger can be ...
John Bunch: The John Bunch Trio Plays the Music of Irving Berlin (except one)
by John Fidler
If it takes a while to notice that there's no drummer on The John Bunch Trio Plays the Music of Irving Berlin (except one), that's OK. Recalling the classic Nat King Cole Trio, Bunch's music embraces the same combination of tradition and freshness, of rock-solid technique and flight-of-fancy exploration. Tradition might be the ...
Guitar Legend-in-the-Making Julian Lage Interviewed at AAJ
A documentary film made in 1996 centers on an eight year-old guitarist who is already a professional and how he mixes that life with everything else, like family and being a kid. At one point, he's shown playing the guitar behind his neck, a la Jimi Hendrix, adroitly picking a melodic line. At another, he lays ...
Julian Lage: Stepping Into the Limelight
by R.J. DeLuke
A documentary film made in 1996 centers on an eight year-old guitarist who is already a professional and how he mixes that life with everything else, like family and being a kid. At one point, he's shown playing the guitar behind his neck, a la Jimi Hendrix, adroitly picking a melodic line. At another, he lays ...
Cab Calloway Home a New Landmark?
by Fradley Garner
“A bad happening for the jazz community" is how reedsman Dave Liebman described the demise earlier this year of the International Association of Jazz Educators. Why IAJE filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is still being asked, but part of the problem was the return to Toronto for this year's conference. Attendance was little more than half ...
Frank Vignola and Edward Laub to Perform at the NJVLA Fall for the Arts Benefit
New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc. (NJVLA) is hosting a Fall for the Arts fundraising event on Friday, October 24, 2008, from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit. The event will feature a silent auction including artworks and arts-related gift certificates, cocktails, and hors doeuvres. NJVLA ...
Vignola Plays Gershwin
Label: Mel Bay Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: I Got Rhythm; Summertime; S' Wonderful; Our Love Is Here To Stay; They Can't Take That Away From Me; The
Man I Love; Somebody Loves Me; Strike Up The Band; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Fascinating Rhythm;
Embraceable You; Lady Be Good; How Long Has This Been Going On.
Frank Vignola: Vignola Plays Gershwin
by Andrew Velez
With the Brothers Gershwin we're talking about the very summit of the Great American Songbook, words and music that have for the most part passed into the language. They are true evergreens that retain their capacity to swing, and provide fertile opportunities for a musician as varied in range as guitarist Frank Vignola. The only surprising ...
Frank Vignola: Vignola Plays Gershwin
by Dan McClenaghan
"I like a Gershwin tune," Frank Sinatra sings on the Burton Reed/Ralph Freed classic, “How About You." Guitarist Frank Vignola apparently loves a Gershwin tune, passionately.Vignola--with twelve CDs as a leader under his belt--is a versatile musician who sites an array of influences: Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Christian. On ...
Sheik of Araby
Featuring the music of Frank Vignola
Duration: 4:37
