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Jimmy Vivino (born January 10, 1955) is an American guitarist, keyboard player, singer, producer,〔(Jazz Times, pg 105 )〕 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 the Basic Cable Band bandmate Jerry Vivino. ==Biography== Vivino grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School.〔(Jimmy Vivino: Biography ). Accessed February 28, 2011.〕 He had an interest in music from a young age. He began working in New York clubs in the early 1980s〔(Billboard Jul 3, 1999, pg 7 )〕 and in 1984 was musical director of the play ''Leader of the Pack.''〔(The Palm Beach Post - Feb 24, 1984 )〕〔(The sound of Broadway music: a book of orchestrators and orchestrations by Steven Suskin, pg 595 )〕 Later he led "Jimmy Vivino and the Black Italians" and worked with Al Kooper.〔(The New York Times: Sounds Around Town: On New Year's Eve by JON PARELES Published: December 31, 1993 )〕 Kooper considered Vivino to be one of his "discoveries" and had him as musical director for fifteen years. Vivino serves as the music director on the TBS late-night program ''Conan''. Vivino has been a consistent element in O'Brien's late night career, starting with the first episode of ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' in September 1993. In June 2008, Vivino moved from New York to Los Angeles and worked as music director/guitarist/arranger on ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'', The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour, and currently leads Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band on Conan. When not appearing weeknights on TBS, Vivino divides his time between recording sessions and live gigs throughout the country. In addition to his solo work, Vivino plays with the successful Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux. Vivino has also recorded and played live with such legends as Johnnie Johnson, Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, and Al Kooper. Earlier in his career, Jimmy got his start producing, playing, and arranging for such artists as Phoebe Snow, Laura Nyro, John Sebastian, and Donald Fagen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jimmy Vivino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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