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- Subject: Saturday Night Live FAQ: Band Information
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- Saturday Night Live FAQ: Band Information
- ==========================================
- This is a compilation of information about the bands that
- have played on Saturday Night Live. It was put together
- for me by Dave Mackey <davemackey@BIX.com>.
-
-
- THE SNL BAND
-
- A kickin' group of musicians, they are. I don't have the names for
- some of the earlier players, but for most of the later bunch (post-1985)
- this list is practically complete. Those without dates are primarily
- fill-ins.
-
- Musical Directors:
- Howard Shore (1975-1980 and 1985-1986)
- Kenny Vance (1980-1981)
- Tom Malone (1981-1985)
- Cheryl Hardwick (1986-present)
- G.E. Smith (1986-present)
-
- Conductors:
- Howard Johnson (1975-1980)
- Kenny Vance (1980-1981)
- Leon Pendarvis (1981-1990)
- G.E. Smith (1990-present)
-
- Keyboards:
- Cheryl Hardwick (1975-1980, 1985-present)
- Paul Shaffer (1975-1980)
- Leroy Leon Pendarvis (1980-present)
- Ray Chew (1980-1984)
-
- Guitar:
- Georg Wadenius (1975-1985)
- G.E. Smith (1985-present)
- Hiram Bullock
-
- Bass:
- Marcus Miller (1975-1980)
- Neil Jason (1980-1983?)
- Tom Barney (1983-1985)
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (1985-1991)
- Paul Ossola (1991-present)
- Tony Garnier
- Francisco Santana
- Mark Egan
-
- Drums:
- Buddy Williams (1975-1985)
- Steve Ferrone (1985-1986)
- Chris Parker (1986-1991)
- Matt Chamberlain (1991-1992)
- Shawn Pelton (1992-present)
-
- Trumpet:
- Alan Rubin (1975-1984)
- Tom Malone (1984-1985)
- Earl Gardner (1985-present)
- Britt Woodman
- Jon Faddis
- Kamau Adilifu
-
- Trombone:
- Tom Malone (1975-1985)
- Steve Turre (1985-present)
- Robin Eubanks
- Barry Rogers (deceased)
-
- Saxophones:
- Howard Shore (1975-1980)
- Lou Marini (1975-1984)
- Howard Johnson (1975-1980)
- Lew Del Gatto (1977-1979, 1985-present)
- George Young (1979-1980, 1990-present)
- Lawrence Feldman (1980-1984)
- Ronald Cuber (1980-1984)
- Michael Brecker (1984-1985)
- Lenny Pickett (1985-present)
- Alex Foster (1985-1990)
-
- Percussion:
- Crusher Bennett
-
- Tuba:
- Tony Price
-
- Notes:
-
- Of the current SNL band, Lenny Pickett and Lew Del Gatto have never
- missed a show since 1985. Leon Pendarvis has been in the band for
- the longest continuous stint, 14 seasons so far. Both he and Cheryl
- Hardwick have spent fourteen seasons in the band, though Cheryl took
- five years off to do other things.
-
- The band has released two albums: "The Saturday Night Live Band" on
- ProJazz records, featuring the Tom Malone-led group of the early 80's,
- and "G.E. Smith And The Saturday Night Live Band: Get A Little" on
- Liberty records featuring the entire current lineup with the exception
- of Chris Parker, who returned to the band for the album.
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