Lou Marini

Lou Marini (2007)

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 and film composer .

Life

Lou Marini studied at the University of North Texas with Leon Breeden and was known in the early 1970s for his participation in bands such as Blood, Sweat & Tears , of which he was a member from 1972 to 1974. He was then one of the founding members of the Saturday Night Live Band , on whose show he played from 1976 to 1983. The comedians John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd also worked there , to whose successor band The Blues Brothers Marini belonged for several years. He also worked in their films (in the role of "Blue Lou") with, so in Blues Brothers (1980) and most recently in Blues Brothers 2000 ; on their albums like ( Briefcase Full of Blues , 1978) he was heard as a soloist.

He has 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 ( Nightlife ), as a studio musician on the David Letterman Show and on television shows with Aretha Franklin , Dionne Warwick and Elton John . In 2000 he recorded with Lew Soloff ( Rainbow Mountain ) and toured with his quintet. During this time he also went on tour with James Taylor and also worked with pianist Ray Reach on a big band project with which he also formed the brass 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 or A Family Thing - brothers against their will . Lou Marini lives in New York City's Upper West Side.

personal data
SURNAME	Marini, Lou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Marini, Blue Lou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician and film composer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 13, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Charleston , South Carolina, United States