JIMMY VIVINO AND THE BLACK ITALIANS TO APPEAR ON
"CONAN" TV
SHOW
Jimmy Vivino and the
Black Italians will appear on the "Conan" television show on Tuesday,
January 28th. They will perform "Maggie's Farm," the Bob Dylan-penned song
that appears on their Blind Pig album 13 Live.
Vivino is the Music Director and
leader of the house band for Conan O'Brien's show on TBS, Jimmy Vivino and the
Basic Cable Band. The Black Italians were originally formed twenty years ago
around a residency at the legendary Downtime Music Bar in New York City. They
soon attracted local and national touring musicians to their shows eager to
participate in impromptu jams of what Vivino describes as "Third World blues
with New Orleans swagger." Vivino jokingly dubbed the communal group of
musicians of various ethnicities "The Black Italians," which he says was really
"about being soulful cats."
Last year he got the band back
together for a live recorded concert at Levon Helm's beautiful barn studio in
Woodstock NY. Despite only playing sporadically over the years, and after just
one rehearsal, the Black Italians immediately fell into a soulful, joyous
groove, delighting the audience with a night of truly inspired music
making.
The resulting album, 13 Live, garnered rave reviews from
the critics:
"A record that celebrates impulsivity, virtuosity, and unbridled
soul. Somewhere between the hottest Chicago jump blues, muscled garage rock, and
a jazz-leaning rhumba, lies the sound of Jimmy Vivino's Black Italians - musical
dexterity by way of pure, soul-digging inspiration." - Living
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"The entire album is chock full
of impeccably recorded, juke-joint jumping R&B, soul and blues that'll make
you salivate for the bygone era when all music sounded this good." -
Elmore
"Vivino and company set fire to the barn's performance
stage with their red hot playing. Vivino's voice is sterling throughout and
equally matched in intensity and soul by Russell. In the meantime, the band is
spot-on from song to song displaying blazing chops and world-class precision. "
- Blues Music Magazine
"Describing 13 Live just
can't come close to capturing the brillance and sparkling beauty of the music.
You've simply got to hear it, got to let this stuff into your soul, where it
will live forever, and you will be a happier and better person for it."
-Rambles
Joining guitarist Vivino for the
appearance on "Conan" will be vocalist extraordinaire Catherine Russell and
harmonica ace Felix Cabrera, both travelling from New York for the program.
Rounding out the Black Italians lineup that night will be Mike Merritt on bass,
James Wormworth on drums, Jeff Young on keyboards, Vicki Randle on percussion,
with special guest Leo Nocentelli of The Meters. To see a video about the project, with samples of
some of the wonderful songs, please click HERE.
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