Earl Gardner (musician)

Earl Gardner (musician)

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'''Earl Wesley Gardner, Jr.''' (born April 19, 1950 in [[New York City]]) is an American [[jazz]] trumpeter[https://books.google.com/books?id=ma1BpsFE1WoC&q=earl+gardner&pg=PA6 Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''] Oxford University Press US, 2007 {{ISBN|9780195320008}} known for his stint in the house band on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', a chair he held from 1985 until 2022.{{cite episode|title=Miles Teller/Kendrick Lamar|series=Saturday Night Live|season=48|number=1|network=NBC|date=October 1, 2022|time=Closing credits}}
'''Earl Wesley Gardner, Jr.''' (born April 19, 1950 in [[New York City]]) is an American [[jazz]] trumpeter[https://books.google.com/books?id=ma1BpsFE1WoC&q=earl+gardner&pg=PA6 Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''] Oxford University Press US, 2007 {{ISBN|9780195320008}} known for his stint in the house band on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', a chair he held from 1985 until 2022.{{cite episode|title=Miles Teller/Kendrick Lamar|series=Saturday Night Live|season=48|number=1|network=NBC|date=October 1, 2022|time=Closing credits}}


In 1976, he joined [[The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]]. He has later joined [[Carla Bley]]s Big Band.
In 1976, he joined [[The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]]. He has later joined [[Carla Bley|Carla Bley's]] Big Band.


==Discography==
==Discography==