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The Frank & Joe Show: 66 2/3
by Stephen Latessa
66 2/3 is an eclectic collection equally at home with standards like Manhattan and It Might As Well Be Swing and classical pieces like a Bach violin concerto. The Frank and Joe Show, led by guitarist Frank Vignola and percussionist Joe Ascione, is comprised of ace players who can mix heady technique with an appreciation for groove.
Manhattan opens stripped to the basics of percussion and voice. Guest vocalist Jane Monheit floats over the supple hand drums like ...
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by David Rickert
It's easy to forget that in the beginning jazz was music designed for entertainment and not considered serious art. The Frank & Joe Show takes its inspiration from such a time, a bygone era when the audience preferred to jitterbug rather than to just sit and listen. Frank Vignola has already displayed a serious Django jones on his previous albums, yet wisely has avoided recording a CD full of gypsy music when the real thing is so ready available. He ...
read moreThe Frank & Joe Show (featuring Frank Vignola & Joe Ascione) To Release "66 2/3"
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All About Jazz
New York, NY - The Frank & Joe Show (featuring virtuoso guitarist Frank Vignola and world class percussionist Joe Ascione) return on May 10, 2005 with their brand new album entitled, 66 2/3, on HYENA Records. The group, which is currently a sextet, also includes rhythm guitarist Ken Smith, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and percussionists Chuck Ferruggia and Rich Zukor. A 13-track collection, 66 2/3 is The Frank & Joe Show's second album to date and features defining performances of songs ...
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The Frank & Joe Show In Sugarloaf, NY / Friday, January 21st @ Amarone's 8:00 PM
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All About Jazz
January 18, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES THE FRANK & JOE SHOW Come To Guitarist FRANK VIGNOLA'S Hometown JANUARY 21st @ AMARONE'S In SUGARLOAF, NY Frank Vignola and The Frank & Joe Show" Live, one set only, January 21st, 8:00 p.m. Sugarloaf's newest gourmet restaurant, Amarone's, 62 Wood Road, Sugarloaf, N.Y. Admission: $25.00 includes free appetizers. Seating limited. Reservations/info. (845) 986-6463 Sponsored by Sugarloaf Music Series, Inc., 'downstate' New York's only all jazz, non-profit, presenting arts organization. Visit: ...
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The Frank & Joe Show U.S. Tour Dates, Continued
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All About Jazz
New York City's hottest roots jazz band, The Frank & Joe Show, just completed the first leg of a U.S. tour that took them through 15 cities -- and before. Coast to West Coast on a power run across the States. September 26 / Sweet Rhythm / New York, NY October 1 / The Firefly / Ann Arbor, MI October 2 / Borders Books & Music / Ann Arbor, MI October 2 / Bowling ...
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The Frank & Joe Show Make Their Philadelphia Debut July 30 at Zanzibar Blue
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All About Jazz
Everything old really is new again...
Hyena Recording Artists The Frank & Joe Show reinvent vintage music like few to have come before them. They draw upon elements of Django Reinhardt, Les Paul, Bo Diddley, Mozart, The Doobie Brothers, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington & Spiderman, resulting in music that is so joyously swinging, one can't help but be swept up by its resounding energy.
Guitarist Frank Vignola is one of the greatest guitarists the world over. He has the rare ...
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The Frank & Joe Show (featuring Frank Vignola & Joe Ascione)
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All About Jazz
THE FRANK & JOE SHOW To Release Debut Album 33 1/3" May 11th On HYENA
Featuring guitarist Frank Vignola and percussionist Joe Ascione, with special guests Dr. John, Jane Monheit and Janis Siegel
On May 11th, 2004 HYENA Records will release, 33 1/3," the debut recording from The Frank & Joe Show, featuring virtuoso guitarist Frank Vignola and master percussionist Joe Ascione. The record is an irresistible melting pot of musical dialects so seamlessly integrated as to create its own ...
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The Frank & Joe Show at Sweet Rhythm, Sunday, March 21
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All About Jazz
This Sunday, March 21 at 8 & 10 PM at Sweet Rhythm - The Frank & Joe Show. Led by the exciting musical team of virtuoso guitarist Frank Vignola and master percussionist Joe Ascione, The Frank & Joe Show resume their successful Sunday night residency at the New York City music room, Sweet Rhythm, with a series of shows beginning March 21st and continuing for an open ended run. On Sunday, May 9, the band will host a special CD ...
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Hyena Records to Release '33 1/3' debut from The Frank & Joe Show
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All About Jazz
On May 11th, 2004 Hyena Records will release 33 1/3, the debut recording from The Frank & Joe Show, featuring virtuoso guitarist Frank Vignola and master percussionist Joe Ascione. The record delights the listener with a seamless blend of gypsy swing and island grooves, modern jazz and classic pop standards, all filtered through soaring acoustic roots improvisation. The Frank & Joe sound" has been stirring every Sunday night at the New York City nightclub Sweet Rhythm, and was expertly captured ...
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