Max Weinberg, former drummer and band leader on Late Night with Conan O’Brien will not be joining Conan on his new show.
In an interview with The Riverfront Times, guitarist Jimmy Vivino, also from O’Brien’s former house band, will take over as band leader for the new show, ‘Conan’, which begins on TBS on November 8.
He said of Weinberg, “Max has his big band out there that has been his dream all his life, kind of a Buddy Rich band, and there’s a kid in Jersey that works with him occasionally. A singer-songwriter. Some guy that’s got some hope over there.” (You might know that singer-songwriter better as Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen.)
In the same interview, Vivino said “We’re staying in L.A. and I’m committed to that now. It feels different than when we went out and tried to continue the New York show, because now we’re disassociated from one network and starting up with a new one. It’s going to be great.”
Max Weinberg was the leader of the Max Weinberg Seven on ‘Late Night With Conan O’Brien’ from 1993 to 2009, when he wasn’t touring with Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. He followed Conan to Los Angeles for eight months when he took over ‘The Tonight Show’ from Jay Leno, before the show was cancelled.
Conan begins on TBS on November 8.
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