Lou Marini
Lou Marini ( born May 13, 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States ) is an American musician ( saxophone, flute, clarinet) in the fields of jazz, fusion and rock music as well as a film composer.
Life
Lou Marini graduated from the University of North Texas in Leon Breeden and became known in the early 1970s through his work in bands like Blood, Sweat & Tears, to which he belonged from 1972 to 1974. He then scored the founding members of the Saturday Night Live band, he played in the show from 1976 to 1983. There appeared with the comedian John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd to their successor band The Blues Brothers Marini then belonged for several years. He also acted in the films ( in the role of " Blue Lou " ) with, as in Blues Brothers ( 1980) and most recently in Blues Brothers 2000; in their albums like ( Briefcase Full of Blues, 1978) he was heard as a soloist.
He also worked with Frank Zappa ( Zappa in New York), Meat Loaf ( Dead Ringer, 1981), Jim Steinman ( Bad for Good, 1981), as well as with artists such as Billy Preston ( Night Life), as a studio musician in the David Letterman Show and TV shows with Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Elton John. In 2000, he took with Lew Soloff on ( Rainbow Mountain ) and went into his quintet on tour. During this time he also went on tour with James Taylor and he also worked with pianist Ray Reach on a big band project, with whom he also formed the horn section for the Steely Dan album Two Against Nature. In addition to his activities as a musician, he wrote music for film productions such as Hair, Bright Lights, Big City, The Wiz and A Family Thing - brothers against their will. Lou Marini lives in New York City's Upper West Side.
Disco Graphical Notes
- The Blue Lou & Misha Project - Highly Classified
- Lou 's Blues - The Magic City Jazz Orchestra (2004)