Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jimmy Vivino has enjoyed a high-visibility gig in recent years as part of the Max Weinberg Seven on TV's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Vivino began his musical education on trumpet, an instrument his father Jerome also played; his earliest musical memories are of his father spinning Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge records at their home in Glen Rock, N.J. By the time he was in high school, he was playing lead trumpet and arranging for big bands.
After hearing producer/impresario Al Kooper play organ with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Vivino was ins...