Frank Vignola in New York

Frank Vignola is an American jazz guitarist, born on Long Island in 1965, whose playing draws on swing, gypsy jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt. His recordings include Blues for a Gypsy and 100 Years of Django, and he has also worked with guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli and Tommy Emmanuel. He toured as a member of Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio and later developed a long-running two-guitar partnership with rhythm guitarist Vinny Raniolo. In New York, he has hosted Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night, a recurring series built around invited players at Birdland Jazz Club.