Lou Marini
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Hamar Music Festival 2007, Hamar, Hedmark, Norway
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Louis Marini, Jr. |
| Born |
May 13, 1945 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, clarinet, flute |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Associated acts | Blood, Sweat & Tears, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Saturday Night Live Band, The Blues Brothers, James Taylor, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Magic City Jazz Orchestra, Cindy Bullens |
| Website | blueloumarini |
Louis "Lou" Marini, Jr., known popularly as "Blue Lou" Marini, (born May 13, 1945) is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is noted for his work in the jazz, rock, blues and soul music traditions, and more popularly, for being an original member of the Blues Brothers band as well as featuring in the movie in 1980.
Marini graduated from Fairless High School in Navarre, Ohio. His father, Lou Marini, Sr., was the high school's band director and wrote the school's official song. Every year, Fairless bestows the Lou Marini Award in honor of his father. Lou Marini, Sr. died in May 2008. Both Lou Marini Sr. and Lou Marini Jr. were inducted into the Fairless Alumni Association Hall of Honor in May 2010. In June 2010, Marini, Jr. was named artistic director at the first Brianza Blues Festival, in Villa Reale (Monza, Italy). Marini attended North Texas State University College of Music, where he played in the One O'Clock Lab Band. Following graduation, he performed as a professional musician and became a member of Blood, Sweat and Tears. He was a member of the Saturday Night Live house band from 1975 to 1983 and appeared in the movie The Blues Brothers and in the sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, playing the part of "Blue Lou", a name given to him by Dan Aykroyd. He also played on Frank Zappa's 1977 album Zappa in New York, plus on Cindy Bullens' 1978 album Desire Wire (Cindy Bullens album) and has worked with Dionne Warwick, Maureen McGovern, Deodato, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Aerosmith, the Buddy Rich Big Band, and the Woody Herman Orchestra.
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