Jimmy Vivino

Jimmy Vivino

Jimmy Vivino on 9/4/10
Background information
Born 10 January 1955 (1955-01-10) (age 57)
Paterson, New Jersey
United States
Genres Rock and roll, jazz, R&B
Occupations Musician, producer, Music director, Bandleader
Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Associated acts Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band, Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band, The Max Weinberg 7, The Fab Faux, Frankie and the G Strings, The Vivino Brothers, The J-Band, The Black Italians, The Jimmy Vivino Band, Jimmy Vivino and the Rekooperators, Prisoners of 2nd Avenue, The Levon Helm Band
Website jimmyvivino.com

Jimmy Vivino (born January 10, 1955 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American guitarist, keyboard player, singer, producer,[1] and music director. He is best known as the leader of Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band, the house band for the TBS late night program Conan. He was also a member of The Tonight Show Band, the house band on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and its predecessor, Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC. Vivino has also played with many rock bands, which most recently has included being a member of Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux.

He is the younger brother of longtime New Jersey TV host Floyd Vivino, a.k.a. Uncle Floyd, and Basic Cable Band bandmate Jerry Vivino.

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Biography

Vivino grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School.[2] He had an interest in music from a young age. He began working in New York clubs in the early 1980s[3] and in 1984 was musical director of the play Leader of the Pack.[4][5] Later he led "Jimmy Vivino and the Black Italians" and worked with Al Kooper.[6] Kooper considered Vivino to be one of his "discoveries" and had him as musical director for fifteen years. Later Vivino "took over" his "The Rekooperators" which Kooper stated made him proud.[7] Vivino did much of the orchestration for the Max Weinberg Seven from 1993 onward.[8] On the October 19, 2010 Vivino was named bandleader of the Conan show, replacing previous leader Max Weinberg. The group is called The Basic Cable Band.[9]

Partial discography

Filmography

Crew

Composer

Himself

See also

References

  1. ^ Jazz Times, pg 105
  2. ^ Jimmy Vivino: Biography. Accessed February 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Billboard Jul 3, 1999, pg 7
  4. ^ The Palm Beach Post - Feb 24, 1984
  5. ^ The sound of Broadway music: a book of orchestrators and orchestrations by Steven Suskin, pg 595
  6. ^ The New York Times: Sounds Around Town: On New Year's Eve by JON PARELES Published: December 31, 1993
  7. ^ Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'n' Roll Survivor by Al Kooper (various pages)
  8. ^ TELEVISION; Leaping From E Street to 'Late Night', November 28, 1993
  9. ^ [1]

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