Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world's top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark O Connor, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his "Five Most Admired Guitarists List" for the Wall Street Journal. Vignola's jaw-dropping technique explains why the New York Times deemed him "one of the brightest...stars of the guitar". . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

About This Event

It's the best jazz guitar lover's show in the world, celebrating all facets of the guitar in jazz. Frank Vignola's virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world's top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Tommy Emmanuel, the Boston and New York Pops, and more. Every Wednesday at The Birdland Theater, Frank leads Frank Vignola's Guitar Night.

Inspired by journeyman jazz guitarist John Pisano's now famous Los Angeles Guitar Night, Frank Vignola and friends will perform tunes from the standard repertoire and welcome weekly guest artists. Featuring: Frank Vignola (guitar) Pasquale Grasso (guitar) Gary Mazzaroppi (bass) Alex Raderman (drums). Sept 23 - Lucy Wijnands (vocals) Sept 30 - Hirofumi Asaba Oct 7 - Rodney Jones Oct 14 - Peter Bernstein Oct 21 - Matt Munisteri Oct 28 - Scott Robinson (saxes) Nov 4 - Mark Whitfield Nov 11 - Guest Hosts Jimmy Bruno & Ed Cherry Nov 18 - Bria Skonberg