New Truefire Course: Frank Vignola's Modern Method for guitar

[Jzzr]

Actually a little research reveals that he is an extremely good player.

[Jzzr]

But his biggest talent is that he knows how to make every post about himself!

[Stew23]

Cool. Frank has every right to do whatever he likes, and I hope he keeps on succeeding in whatever he is aiming at....sincerely wish him all the best
BUT
to me jazz is about pushing forward. Cutting edge. The idea of mainstream in a jazz-sense doesnt even compute for me. It's either the edge or it isn't jazz to me.
Pretty hardcore view, I know, but that's where it stands. And reality bears me out. All the cutting edge players today (and in every era) recruit the best players who are also cutting the edge. There is literally no room for "mainstream" geezer jazz there. It's about knowing the past but then eschewing what has been said already and finding something compelling.
This is what you hear when you listen to Ari Hoenig. Or Tigran Hamasayan. Or Joel Frahm. Or Jean Michel Pilc. Or Krantz. Or Sean Wayland.
To any of those cats the kind of music played by Frank or the millions of others like that is pure quaint outdated corny kitsch...no matter how well done.

I've seen Frank Three times now. Once sitting in w/ Tommy Emmanuel, Once w/ Bucky P., and once w/ a gypsy jazz band. He's an amazing player. Probably can play anything. IMHO