A house band is a group of musicians, centrally organized by a band leader, that regularly play a venue every night it is open for business and are synonymous with the establishment.
The term has come to also be associated with bands that play nightly on talk shows such as The Max Weinberg Seven for Late Night with Conan O'Brien or on other shows such as The Saturday Night Live Band . A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... The Max Weinberg Seven is the musical band for the Late Night with Conan OBrien television program on NBC. The band is led by drummer Max Weinberg and also features Jimmy Vivino on guitar, Richie La Bamba Rosenberg on trombone, Scott Healy playing keyboard, Mike Merrit on bass guitar... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night television talk show on NBC featuring varied comedic material and celebrity interviews. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast virtually every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ...
A 'HouseBand' or 'in-house' band is the term used to describe session musicians or a band who are employed on a regular basis and paid a fixed wage which may be supplimented by bonuses for commercial success.
The fact that a band is hired on a regular basis is no guarantee of their technical ability and unlike a band who work a 'circuit' or variety of venues, they are not expected to have a fan base.
Originally a houseband was hired by Theatres and large Clubs who could afford to pay a reasonable fee for quality musicians, but the concept became popular with other types of venue and the standard of musicianship varied in direct relationship to the amount of money that the management paid.
Feeds |
Contact