past 17 years and he is an incredible band leader and musician." Weinberg said, "my association with Conan, his staff, and crew has been a deeply rewarding experience for me. And, making music with Jimmy Vivino, Mark Pender, La Bamba, Scott Healy, Mike Merritt, and percussionist James Wormworth enabled me to become a better musician and bandleader. I thank them for their first-rate work on the bandstand. I wish Conan and his show the best and I do look forward to dropping by." Both looked forward to Weinberg occasionally stopping by to sit in on the new show. Weinberg said his health was better than ever but that the "life-changing experience emotionally and spiritually" of the surgery and a desire to remain in New Jersey with his family had played a chief role in his departure from the band and O'Brien. On October 19, 2010, it was announced that the new band name for the Conan show would be Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band. Weinberg made a cameo appearance in a monologue bit on the October 28, 2014 episode of Conan, briefly "filling in" on drums for regular drummer Wormworth, who had "gone missing" in the middle of the episode. On October 4, 2018, with the announcement of the show’s switch to a half-hour format, it was announced that The Basic Cable Band would no longer appear regularly on the program. Members did reunite for four special episodes at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019, and for the show's final eight episodes (as Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Four) in June 2021. Discography Albums The Max Weinberg 7 (Hip-O Records, 2000) Members Final lineup: Jimmy Vivino – bandleader, musical director, guitar, arrangements, vocals Scott Healy – keyboards, occasional guitar Mike Merritt – bass guitar Mark Pender – trumpet, acoustic guitar, vocals Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg – trombone, percussion, vocals Jerry Vivino – saxophones, flute, clarinet James Wormworth – drums, percussion Past members: Max Weinberg – drums, bandleader Ronnie Gutierrez – fill-in percussion References Musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 2018 Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show Band members 1993 establishments in New York City 2018 disestablishments in California Radio and television house bands