Max Weinberg Won't Follow Conan

Max Weinberg won’t be following Conan O’Brien to TBS, despite their long relationship, according to another band member. Jimmy Vivino, who played in O’Brien’s Late Night bands, will take over as band leader instead. “Max has his big band out there that has been his dream all his life, kind of a Buddy Rich band,” Vivino said, referring to Weinberg’s work with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. “And there’s a kid in Jersey that works with him occasionally. A singer-songwriter! Some guy that’s got some hope over there!” Weinberg led the Max Weinberg 7 on O’Brien’s NBC shows from 1993 to 2009, occasionally taking time off to work for Springsteen.