Jimmy Vivino (aka Jimmy V) has always considered himself “a blues man with a job”. Although best known for serving 26 years as Conan O’Brien’s musical director, guitarist and bandleader, his experience in the music business predates that by 20 plus years.

Jimmy V has produced, led bands and recorded with a countless number rock and roll and blues artists for five decades including the likes of Hubert Sumlin, Warren Haynes, Bob Weir, Keith Richards, Elvis Costello, Johnnie Johnson, Son Seals, Shemekia Copeland, Levon Helm, Phoebe Snow, Dion, Laura Nyro, Bob Margolin, Lowell Fulson, John Sebastian, Joe Louis Walker and Al Kooper to name a few. When not producing, recording or touring with other artists,

Growing up in New Jersey, Jimmy Vivino was, in many ways, a typical Italian-American kid. His life centered around family – his parents, siblings, and extended relatives – all of whom not only played key roles in his life, but were vital to his development as a musician.

One of three sons born to an amateur-but-ardent trumpet player, Vivino and his brothers, Floyd (Uncle Floyd) and Jerry, grew up in a home where the music of jazz legends like Roy Eldridge, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Hackett, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, and Dinah Washington permeated the living-room walls, usually accompanied by their father and his horn, along with Broadway music and hit pop records of the day.

Don’t miss this incredible evening of Blues and R&B with Jimmy Vivino and his band.