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We caught Tony Bennet when he was touring with his daughter. Gray Sargent was on guitar and he played so masterfully. I remember thinking, this guy has to have one of the best jobs in the music business, touring with Bennett for 24 years, wow. It's hard to believe that the performance was in 2013. Time flies ... it's great to see Gray on stage at Birdland in 2025 with Frank and Gary.
Originally Posted by sgosnell
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11-13-2025 11:35 PM
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That’s not even an archtop huh? Flat top with a tailpiece, oval hole and a cutaway.
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The Howard Roberts model, both Gibson and Epiphone, is an archtop, but with an oval soundhole instead of f holes. Like the original Gibson archtops.
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Interesting, It doesn’t look like it’s got an arch in the video.
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Absolutely wonderful! We saw TB at the Borgata in Atlantic CIty at what I believe was his last performance there. IIRC, the band was Gray Sargent on guitar, Marshall Wood on bass, Tom Ranier on piano, and Harold Jones on drums. They were truly stellar! It was amazing that he seemed to have full faculties when singing, given the extent of his dementia. With a mic in his hand and his band behind him, he was ageless. Originally Posted by Bflat233
His daughter was on the bill with him, but she was surprisingly scarce in the program. We were kinda shocked that he did not bring her out for an encore or at least a final bow. She apparently toured with him more to support and protect him as his dementia progressed than to add content.
Sargent is a masterful player with great taste and serious chops. It was cool to see him at Guitar Night.
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This is a master class! A lot to learn from this. Can he still do it though? I think he mellowed out in recent years, which is maybe natural evolution for a jazz player? Originally Posted by AllanAllen
One thing I noticed when he played with Mark Whitfield, who undoubtedly brought a fresh energy to the set, he started playing differently too, more intense, upped the energy as well. I liked that, because sometimes it can get a little sleepy there tbh.
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Tonight
19 November 2025
Tatiana Eva Marie and Vinny Raniolo guest.
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26 November 2025
Rodney Jones and Pasquale Grasso guest.
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3 December 2025
James Chirillo, Ken Peplowski and Karrin Allyson guest.
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10 December 2025
Ken Peplowski and Josh Dunn guest.
Last edited by David B; 12-11-2025 at 08:14 AM.
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17 December 2025
Ken Peplowski and John Pizzarelli guest.
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Really loved Sally’s playing on Just Friends. Wonderful to hear a new player with such a great musical ear. Originally Posted by David B
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I went to watch Guitar Night stream last night on YT but there was not a show.Looked on the Birdland website and saw there was a show with Mike Stern guesting.So now shows that guest Stern will not be broadcast at all because of his sensitivity to comments?I'm just assuming this is the case since every other show is streamed.
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It's his wish to not have them streamed and he's respected enough that the Birdland will grant him the request. Originally Posted by nyc chaz
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First off it's Vignola's gig and Stern is merely his guest.People that come to my home don't dictate to me.If Vignola wants to accede to Stern's wishes that is obiously his perogative.If you are in the public eye and can't take some negative comments,then you should consider a new line of work.I've stated this before,if Stern is so sensitive to comments,either don't look at them or just turning off comments on YT is a simple solution.I have a bunch of Stern's albums and am a fan but for a guy on the public stage to be so concerned about some negative comments at his age is just baffling to me. If the same thing happened to Jimmy Bruno i think i know his response would be F them and broadcast it anyway. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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21 January 2026
Ed Cherry and Pasquale Grasso guest.
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That’s an interesting guitar in the thumbnail
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Great to see Ed back on the bandstand!
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At this point, it's almost the Vignola & Grasso Guitar Night...
A "somewhat" lame and disrespectful (but none intended) "joke" popped up in my mind just now...
- What do Pasquale Grasso and Polenta Grassa have in common?
- You (I) can't have too much of it too often...
(P's tone is the opposite of what I'd call fat or meaty, which is actually what prompted the association.
Plus the fact that if I had to choose between spending 20-30 minutes with the one or the other ... 
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You mean this one ? Originally Posted by AllanAllen
Would it remain interesting if you "think away" the hand covering what is probably a standard, large fingerrest?
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It looks like Ed Cherry is playing a Sire guitar. Do you think that is right? If so it is validation for lower priced instruments.
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Yeah alpop, looks like a Larry Carlton Sire H7V. If they came in 25.5" scale I'd have a thinline.
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Sad to see guitar night fixture Ken Peplowski passed.
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The mix sounds different tonight. The bass sounds electric. Vignola's guitar is not as out in front as it usually is. The mic level was way too high after the first number and there was distortion of Walkenius solo cutting in and out on the second tune. I can hardly hear Pasqualle Grasso. Seems they are working on the sound during the second tune.
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Does anyone know if Frank uses the spruce or mahogany version of his Eastman guitar?
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Stern gets a relentless amount of shit from the jazz guitar police, from the time he was in Miles’s band decades ago; he’s probably just sick and tired of asshats. Saying he just needs to get a thicker skin is silly IMHO. Instead, people should stop being asshats but the keyboard warriors who can’t hold a candle to Stern’s playing continue to spew BS.
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