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Live at the Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta
Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist and composer
Vinny ValentinoJazz guitar for the evenings that matter. New York, New Jersey and worldwide.
Thirteen years as the guitarist in Steve Smith & Vital Information. Duo partner to the vocalist Mark Murphy. Mentored by George Benson. Now booking concerts, corporate events and private engagements in New Jersey, New York and worldwide.
The new single
Out nowProject Hail Mary
with Gavin Harrison and Will Lee
A new track that brings three worlds into one room: Vinny on guitar, Gavin Harrison of King Crimson and Porcupine Tree on drums, and Will Lee of the Late Show band on bass.
Shows
From Birdland to the Java Jazz Festival.
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- Birdland
- Blue Note
- Jazz at Lincoln Center
- Ronnie Scott's
- DC Jazz Festival
- Java Jazz Festival
Clients include
Trusted by brands, institutions and great rooms.
- Tiffany & Co.
- Rolls-Royce
- Smithsonian Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Birdland
- Blue Note
- Jazz at Lincoln Center
- Ronnie Scott's
- DC Jazz Festival
- Java Jazz Festival
Bio
A sound that makes the room feel expensive.
Vinny Valentino is a Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader based in River Edge, New Jersey, with more than 40 years on stage.
He spent thirteen years as the guitarist in drummer Steve Smith's Vital Information, performed in duo with the vocalist Mark Murphy, and toured Latin America as a U.S. Jazz Ambassador for the Kennedy Center and the State Department. He has played Birdland, the Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Ronnie Scott's, and performs for clients such as Tiffany & Co., Rolls-Royce and the Smithsonian Institution.
Young genius with a brilliant tone and fresh ideas.
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