Jimmy Vivino may be best known as Conan O’Brien’s musical director and leader of The Basic Cable Band on late night TV. It’s a gig he’s been working (albeit under Max Weinberg’s leadership until his recent departure) since Conan first debuted on NBC in 1993 as David Letterman’s replacement. Just before he started working in television over 20 years ago, Vivino formed his band The Black Italians and held a residency at the famed Downtime Music Bar on West 30th Street in New York City. Read more on Last.fm