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Lenny Pickett (born Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, music director and teacher. He was a member of the Tower of Power Horns from 1972 until 1981, and since 1985 has been the tenor saxophone soloist with the Saturday Night Live band. He has also served as the Saturday Night Live band's musical director since 1995. In late 80s he occasionally appeared on Late Night with David Letterman - Video. He is known particularly for his skill in the altissimo register (executed by using a combination of embouchure control, air stream control, and alternate fingerings), which could be heard during the opening credits of each episode of Saturday Night Live.
Pickett grew up in Berkeley, California. He has no formal musical training, and did not attend high school beyond the ninth grade and he did not attend college. Except for a brief period of study with the jazz saxophonist Bert Wilson (another player known for his facility with the altissimo register) after dropping out of high school in Berkeley, he is completely self-taught in the saxophone. While with the Tower of Power Horns, which he joined when he was 18 years old, he performed with Elton John and many other rhythm and blues and soul groups. He has also worked as a saxophonist and an arranger for many artists including David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Talking Heads, Grayson Hugh and Laurie Anderson.
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, author, director, model and producer. She is a descendant of the Barrymore family of well-known American stage and cinema actors, and is a granddaughter of actor John Barrymore. Barrymore first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. In 1980, she made her film debut in Altered States. In 1982, she starred in her breakout role as Gertie in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles.
Following a turbulent childhood which was marked by recurring drug and alcohol abuse, and two stints in rehab, Barrymore wrote the 1990 autobiography, Little Girl Lost. She successfully made the transition from child star to adult actress with a number of films including Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, Boys on the Side, Scream and Everyone Says I Love You. Subsequently, she also starred in romantic comedies, such as The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.
2011 Broken Arrow Ovation Broken Arrow H.S. Jazz Band Lenny Pickett presents a clinic in Broken Arrow, OK
NYU Steinhardt Jazz Interview Series at SubCulture in New York. Dr. David Schroeder interviews Saturday Night Live bandleader and outstanding saxophonist Lenny Pickett.
http://soundcloud.com/karkut This was recorded in July of 2009, when I was playing in the Crescent Super Band (I'm the guitarist). We were headlining the Utah Arts Festival, and we had Lenny Pickett from Tower of Power playing with us at this show. It's a bit outdated, and the recording quality isn't the best, but it was a great time playing this concert and I wanted to share this one. 0:00 Benton Cutler on Tenor Sax 0:56 Matt Karkut on guitar 1:52 Lenny Pickett on Tenor Sax Chris Croce on Bass Christine Baird on Vocals http://www.facebook.com/christinebairdmusic Check out the Superband! http://www.crescentsuperband.com
The amazing Lenny Pickett (tenor saxophonist) leads the SNL band Playing the main theme "Waltz in A" on the October 10/09 show starring Drew Barrymore. This is for all who stay up late for the closing credits just to hear it, enjoy! More is to come : )
some prototypes for a new model based on the berg larsen vintage mouthpiece that lenny pickett plays, played on a ce winds studio pro tenor saxophone, kansas city model
Michael Wolff plays the Beatles tune Come Together at a WBGO fundraiser 6.13.2011. Featuring Lenny Pickett on sax, James Genus on bass, and Lenny White on drums Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/F7sT/
SNL Band Director and tenor saxophone player Lenny Pickett did a reading session with the United States Military Academy Jazz Knights on March 27th, 2013. This is them playing a song composed by Lenny titled "Big Wiggle"
Tower of Power Santa Monica 1973 Emilio Castillo-Tenor Sax Doc Kupka-Baritone Sax Lenny Pickett-Tenor Sax Mic Gillette-Trumpet Greg Adams-Trumpet David Garibaldi-Drums Rocco Prestia-Bass Chester Thompson-Keyboards Bruce Conte-Guitar Brent Byars-Congas Lenny Williams-Vocals
Lenny Pickett performs "El Norte" with the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet Lenny Pickett - saxophone Gabriel Alegria - flugelhorn Yuri Juárez - guitar John Benitez - bass Freddy "Huevito" Lobatón - cajon Shirazette Tinnin - drums
Ever wanted to go backstage at Saturday Night Live? This week Amy M. does just that and brings you along. Meet Lenny Pickett, the SNL band's music director since 1995. Walk where the hosts emerge for their monologues, and watch Lenny and Amy as they imagine the sounds of a band made up of cats. Lookout for a cameo appearance by Speedy.
8th Grade Jazz Band plays with Saturday Night Live's Lenny Pickett at the Paramount Theater
Once again an amazing set by Tower Of Power Live in Sacramento, CA 1976. Checkout the one and only (LP) Lenny Pickett and (CT) Chester Thompson's amazing solo's on the 23 minute rendition of "Knock Yourself Out". This is one of 5 songs from the album so search "tower of power live and in living color". Vocals - Hubert Tubbs
Tower of Power - Hoch Auditorium - Lawrence, Kansas - November 11th, 1974. -Setlist: 01. Walkin' Up Hip Street 02. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle of A Stream) 03. This Time It's Real 04. Willing To Learn 05. Give Me The Proof 06. Down To The Nightclub 07. What Is Hip? 08. So Very Hard To Go 09. Knock Yourself Out 10. (To Say The Least) You're The Most TT~ 61.40 -Tower Of Power 1974: Lenny Williams: lead vocals David Garibaldi: drums Francis "Rocco" Prestia: bass Bruce Conte: guitar, vocals Chester Thompson: keyboards, vocals Emilio Castillo: tenor sax and lead vocals Stephen "Doc" Kupka: baritone sax Lenny Pickett: tenor sax Greg Adams: trumpet,vocals Mic Gillette: trumpet
LITTLE FEAT - Waiting for Colombus Southern Rock/Blues Rock/Jam Band USA 1978 01. Join The Band 02. Fat Man in the Bathtub 03. All That You Dream 04. Oh Atlanta 05. Old Folks' Boogie 06. Time Loves a Hero 07. Day or Night 08. Mercenary Territory 09. Spanish Moon 10. Dixie Chicken 11. Tripe Face Boogie 12. Rocket in my Pocket 13. Willin´ 14. Don't Bogart That Joint 15. A Apolitical Blues 16. Sailin' Shoes 17. Feats Don't Fail Me Now "Waiting for Columbus" is the first live album by the band Little Feat. The album was recorded during seven performances in 1977 Paul Barrere - guitar, vocals Sam Clayton - congas, vocals Lowell George - lead vocals, guitar Kenny Gradney - bass guitar Richard Hayward - drums, vocals Bill Payne - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals Mick Taylor - slide guitar ("A Ap...
Hello Again. I've always been a fan of SNL and everytime i watch an episode i get so into the live band and what musical numbers that they perform before the show goes to commercial. So i did a 20 minute drum cover to the some of the music that the band played in Season 31, 34 and 35. If you love/like please share on FB, Twitter, Instagram or whatever for i can get exposed and maybe the the drum of SNL can give me a S/0 on the show. TAGS saturday night live, snl drummer, man:dw, cat:drums, drum workshop (business operation), drummer, interview, sweetwater minute, mitch gallagher, gearfest, percussion, drumming, drums, dw drums, shawn pelton, john mellencamp (musical artist), saturday night live band (musical group), snl, fort wayne indiana, audio recording, music production, sweetwater ...
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Passages is collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, released in 1990 through Atlantic Records. The album's content is a hybrid of Hindustani classical music and Glass' distinct American minimal contemporary classical style. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart. 00:00 "Offering" (Shankar)– 9:47 09:47 "Sadhanipa" (Glass) – 8:37 18:24 "Channels and Winds" (Glass) – 8:00 26:24 "Ragas in Minor Scale" (Glass) – 7:37 34:01 "Meetings Along the Edge" (Shankar) – 8:11 42:12 "Prashanti" (Shankar) – 13:40 "Offering", the album's opening track, begins with a slow introduction before the saxophone establishes the Shankar raga melody. Two additional saxophones join, followed by an extended middle se...
A1 Sexy Dance 0:00 A2 Malibu 5:54 A3 An Insatiable High 12:09 A4 E.S.P. 22:21 B1 M 5 26:32 B2 Sundrops 30:53 B3 Good (Bad?) Old Days 36:03 Credits: Arranged By [Horns] – Greg Adams Arranged By [Strings] – Jun Fukamachi, Katz Hoshi, Masayoshi Takanaka Baritone Saxophone – Steve Kupka Bass – Abraham Laboriel, Chuck Rainey Drums – Ed Greene, Harvey Mason, Shuichi Ponta Murakami Guitar – Lee Ritenour, Masayoshi Takanaka Horn – Tower Of Power Keyboards – Jun Fukamachi, Patrice Rushen Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi, Paulo De Costa Steve Forman Producer – Masayoshi Takanaka Tenor Saxophone – Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett Trumpet – Greg Adams, Mic Gillette Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Anderson, Maxine Willard Waters
Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, NY Song List: 00 - Intro 01 - Oakland Stroke 02 - Squib Cakes 03 - This Time It's Real 04 - Soul Vaccination 05 - You're Still A Young Man 06 - Clean Slate 07 - So Very Hard To Go 08 - Get Your Feet Back On The Ground 09 - Time Will Tell 10 - Man From The Past 11 - Down To The Nightclub 12 - Just When We Start Makin' It 13 - Knock Yourself Out 14 - What Is Hip? Musicians: ・Lenny Williams (Lead Vocals) ・Chester Thompson (Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Clavinet, ARP Synthesizer, Vocals) ・Bruce Conte (Guitar, Vocals) ・Francis Rocco Prestia (Bass) ・David Bartlett (Drums, Vocals) ・Lenny Pickett (1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet) ・Emilio Castillo (2nd Tenor sax, Vocals) ・Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Baritone Sax) ・Mic Gillette (...
This was a class project for our AP Gov class regarding public policy :) Enjoy! Music and Video used: Hotline Bling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k38V_MG1ZsE Hello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8w-GMeiE4 SNL Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5hKhpLMGZI Weekend Update Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPOrTjapSO8 Jeopardy Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73tGe3JE5IU Brady Bunch Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJd9mm5q5j0 SNL Closing Theme (Lenny Pickett on Sax): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78W3kYRgsa8
www.bluenotejazz.com/blog Saxophone great Lenny Pickett sits down with the Blue Note Blogger for an interview between sets at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan, NY. Pickett, who played with Tower of Power for almost a decade and is currently the musical director of the Saturday Night Live Band, was performing with his NYU student ensemble for the Blue Note's NYU Brunch Series. www.bluenotejazz.com/blog
www.bluenotejazz.com/blog Saxophone great Lenny Pickett sits down with the Blue Note Blogger for an interview between sets at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan, NY. Pickett, who played with Tower of Power for almost a decade and is currently the musical director of the Saturday Night Live Band, was performing with his NYU student ensemble for the Blue Note's NYU Brunch Series. www.bluenotejazz.com/blog
www.bluenotejazz.com/blog Saxophone great Lenny Pickett sits down with the Blue Note Blogger for an interview between sets at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan, NY. Pickett, who played with Tower of Power for almost a decade and is currently the musical director of the Saturday Night Live Band, was performing with his NYU student ensemble for the Blue Note's NYU Brunch Series. www.bluenotejazz.com/blog
Saturday Night Live Musical Director, Lenny Pickett speaks about his childhood and the music that informed his career: http://jazzinterviewseries.blogspot.com/2009/11/lenny-pickett-pushing-boundaries-of.html
Lenny Pickett speaks about his career with Tower of Power and on Saturday Night Live: http://jazzinterviewseries.blogspot.com/2009/11/lenny-pickett-pushing-boundaries-of.html
Lenny Pickett is an influential saxophone player who has been the musical director of the Saturday Night Live show since 1995. This two part interview focuses on Lennys experiences as one of David Bowies three saxophone players on the Serious Moonlight world tour of 1983.
In part two of this interview, Lenny continues to recount "life on the road" with David Bowie as a saxophone player on the Serious Moonlight world tour, 1983. Lenny Pickett is a gifted saxophone player based in New York City, and is best known as musical director of the Saturday Night Live show.
Lenny Pickett performs solo clarinet during an interview at Barnes & Noble along: http://jazzinterviewseries.blogspot.com/2009/11/lenny-pickett-pushing-boundaries-of.html