Vinnie Zummo
Vinnie Zummo is a New York City session guitarist. He has also worked as a producer, writer, arranger, and sound designer. Zummo worked with Joe Jackson for seven years. He played on six Jackson albums and three world tours. He has also worked with various other popular artists. Zummo was heard on the 1984 song "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" on Jackson’s album "Body and Soul". The song reached #15 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the United States. Zummo has been a featured guitar soloist on numerous  albums, including Art Garfunkel ("Up 'til Now"), Shawn Colvin ("Fat City"), Roger Daltrey ("Rocks in the Head"), Paul Carrack ("Groove Approved"), Marti Jones ("Birthday Suit"), Dee Carstensen ("Regarding The Soul"), Nenad Bach ("Greatest Hits"), Dawn Avery ("True"), Jamie de Roy ("The Child In Me" Vol. 1 & 2), Danny Wilensky ("And Then Some"), and Leslie Nuss ("Action Hero Superstar") as well as the self produced "Modern Marriage" by The Zummos on A&M Records. His work has been featured in the TV show "Ray Donovan", and movies such as "Iron Man 3", "The Weather Man", and "Must Love Dogs" and has been  featured in many rock and jazz magazines. Zummo has eight solo albums available: "Swinging Guitar Sounds of Young America" Volumes 1, 2 and 3, "Retro Cool Bossa Nova Christmas" Volumes 1 and 2, "Retro Cool Mixed Bag Christmas", "The Coyote", and "Jazz Album". "All About Jazz" said about "The Coyote": "It's a remarkable sound, and it elevates the proceedings into a different class from the average bebop guitar album." Zummo has created custom hip-hop drum loops, and plays accordion and chromatic harmonica. He is a longtime resident of New York