EP47: Feel the Burn: Vinnie D'agostino

On Friday, November 15, 2024, Vinnie D’Agostino led a group of four premier jazz musicians, including our podcaster Kevin Bales on piano, at Atlanta’s Red Light Café for a night of intensity and energy aptly advertised as “Feel the Burn.” Vinnie, who was our featured guest in Episode 16 of Music Life and Times, began his professional music career on saxophone in his teens, then steered his life toward the corporate world, holding positions with the Department of Defense and more than 30 years with Coca-Cola retiring as Director of Global IT for Global Human Resources Technology. Now he’s back, he’s full time and full energy into music, leading as well as playing as a sideman with other highly accomplished jazz musicians. Vinnie talks about playing jazz, what distinguishes his approach to his music, and the lessons he brings from the corporate world back to his renewed commitment.