Santa Rosa, CA

When I heard George Benson in 1970.

Playing the Monterey Jazz Festival with Dizzy Gillespie.

A park ranger.

Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Jim Hall.

Julian Lage, Liberty Ellman, and Dave NcNab.

Three Note Voicings and Beyond
Line Games
Guitarist's Introduction to Jazz

“Ambos Mundos” with Bobby Hutcherson and James Spaulding
“Bebop and Beyond Plays Dizzy Gillespie” with Dizzy Gillespie
“Bebop and Beyond Plays Thelonious Monk” with Joe Henderson, Howard Johnson, George Cables, and Donald Bailey
“Spider Dreams” Turtle Island String Quartet
“Sea of Dreams” Vern Thompson with Billy Childs, Akira Tana and Tony Dumas

Since moving to the Bay Area in 1980, Vincent has divided his time between teaching and performing. Along with the teaching he has conducted clinics throughout the U.S. and in Spain where he taught at Taller de Musicos in Madrid while he was touring with Joe Henderson.

He has performed with many musicians including Dizzy Gillespie, Ira Sullivan, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Jack Sheldon, Donald Byrd, Louis Bellson, Terry Gibbs, Bill Watrous, Herb Pomeroy, Ernie Watts, Mel Martin, Benny Barth and a great number of Bay Area musicians. Currently he is playing in groups such as Bennett Friedman Quartet, Sonoma State Faculty Band, Dave Eshelman Jazz Garden Big Band, and the Randy Vincent/Chris Amberger Duo. He was also involved in a group called Evidence which was devoted to playing the music of Thelonious Monk.