FRANK VIGNOLA per forms with Les Paul, who dubbed Vignola one of the guitar legend’s “five most admired guitarists.” Vignola will play in concert at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on June 23.
A release about Vignola describes him as follows:
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, 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.
Born on Long Island in 1965, Vignola was raised in the New York area. The Italian-American started playing the guitar at the age of 6 and grew up admiring a variety of guitarists. Far from a jazz snob, Vignola never listened to jazz exclusively and was a major fan of classical, rock, R&B and pop. The guitarists that he admires range from Django and Les Paul to rock icons like Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen.
At age 27, he signed with Concord Jazz and recorded his first album. Many more releases followed.
During the early 2000s, Vignola performed regularly with Les Paul. He also recorded a collection of Gershwin pieces for Mel Bay Records titled, “Vignola Plays Gershwin.”
The author of 18 guitar instruction books, Vignola is touring world-wide and will perform at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on June 23.
Tickets cost $15 in advance or $18 the day of the show. Call 633-5159 or visit the box office at 86 Townsend Ave. Tickets are also available online at boothbayoperahouse.com.
All seats are general admission. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., the concert begins at 8 p.m.
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