Vinnie Cutro
During the past 40 years VInnie Cutro has performed with noted jazz greats such as Horace Silver, Buddy Rich and Lionel Hampton. He has traveled extensively throughout the world appearing at jazz festivals and concerts in Europe, Japan, Africa, Canada, South America and the U.S.A. As a member of the Lionel Hampton Quintet, he performed guest appearances with various symphonic orchestras in the USA such as the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Omaha Symphony. As a freelance musician, he has performed with artists such as: Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Barry Manilow, The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Blood Sweat And Tears, The Mel Lewis Orchestra, Mel Torme, Jimmy McGriff, The Machito Orchestra, Renaissance, Xavier Cugot Orchestra,The Temptations and The Four Tops.
His most recent CD release as a leader (The Music Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn) contains 10 classic compositions by Ellington & Strayhorn.
