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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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