As a touring guitar musician, performer, and educator, Vinny
Raniolo is best known for his accompanying skills and is a very
high demand rhythm guitarist. The latest musical endeavors
include performances with Frank Vignola, Tommy Emmanuel,
Bucky Pizzarelli, Vince Giordano and Deana Martin. His dynamic
playing has brought him to 18 countries on three continents - and
still growing - having performed in some of the world’s most
illustrious venues, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia,
The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, New York’s Lincoln
Center and the world’s oldest indoor concert hall, Teatro Olimpico
in Vicenza, Italy.
While keeping a busy touring schedule in a variety of musical
settings, Vinny has also become a familiar figure on Public
Television. Featured previously on three popular shows, including
the heavily programmed Tommy Emmanuel and Friends, in
Frank Vignola's Four Generations of Guitar as the youngest
generation in the lineage of jazz guitarists.