Product Details

• Actors: Frank Vignola
• Directors: Frank Vignola
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Mel Bay Publictions, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: June 17, 2004
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002MQFHS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,587 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing stuff, July 13, 2006

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Robbert VanRenesse (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Bay presents Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Jam (DVD)

This may not be of much interest to somebody who wants to listen to carefully performed and edited gypsy jazz music, but if you're a guitar player and want to see Jimmy Rosenberg and Frank Vignola up close this is a great DVD. Sure, they are probably just showing off and having a good time, but it's "interesting" and "instructive" to guitar players who try to play this kind of stuff.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely amazing, November 21, 2004

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Bob Kasprzak (phila,pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mel Bay presents Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Jam (DVD)

If you are a fan of gypsy jazz you must drop what you are doing and GET THIS DVD!!!!!!! It was done both what looks like back stage at Carnegie Hall before the concert and in a hotel room the night after frank and Jimmy Rosenberg played at Carnegie hall and I hope some one has the good sense to release that concert soon on dvd. I've seen tapes of Jimmy playing at five years of age and he was better then than most mature guitar players. This kid was raised in the gypsy culture;immersed in Gypsy jazz from birth. Frank, as far as I know, was raised in New Jersey or New York but if you didn't know that you could easily believe that they were both raised around a Belgian campfire.

I'm a guitar player myself and have had the privilege of spending countless hours during the nineties watching Jimmy Bruno play live around Philly so my standards and expectations are high when it comes to jazz guitar. This DVD has met and exceeded my expectations. Frank and Jimmy, my fedora is off to you! Make more DVDs.

I should also mention the drummer Joe Ashioni(sp?) and violinist, Frederico whose last name I didn't hear. Joe was playing brushes on a stack of Manhattan telephone directories with a manila envelope on top and a music stand and was equally amazing!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars it's almost impossible to appreciate this for what it is, June 6, 2006

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The Delite Rancher (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Bay presents Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Jam (DVD)

To appreciate "Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Jam" as intended would mean that the viewer would cherish seeing this group warm-up in a dressing room in lieu of the actual Carnegie Hall performance. The home audience would also have to be glad that the video and sound source is a hand-held camcorder. Clearly this perspective is absurd. Beyond the ghetto production, the musical content is spirited and showcases the talent of all musicians. It is amazing to see what a talented drummer can do with a music stand and a stack of phone books. Vignola's artistry proves that he fits into Django Reinhardt's shoes. Before you get sold on the top-notch music, remember that the 'performance' happens in a dressing room -until they take it up a notch and graduate to a motel room. This program is even more disappointing with the thought that this is Vignola's only DVD. While a version of this would have made a delightful bonus feature, it's almost impossible to appreciate "Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Jam" for what it is.