Alan Rubin
trumpet
2 nights · 1976–1978
Alan Rubin played with Frank Zappa on 2 documented nights between 11 December 1976 and 21 October 1978, in 2 line-ups.
About
Trumpeter in the Saturday Night Live horn section FZ borrowed for the December 1976 New York shows that became Zappa in New York.
Beyond Zappa
"Mr. Fabulous" of the Blues Brothers band; SNL house band member and first-call New York session trumpeter (Duke Ellington, James Brown, Frank Sinatra sessions).
Runs with Zappa
- Saturday Night Live 1976DEC 11, 1976 – DEC 11, 19761 night
- Saturday Night Live 1978OCT 21, 1978 – OCT 21, 19781 night
On stage with
- John Belushi2 nights
- Lou Marini2 nights
- Patrick O'Hearn2 nights
- Tom Malone2 nights
- Arthur Barrow1 night
- Bob Cranshaw1 night
- Cheryl Hardwick1 night
- David Shaw (aka Dahoud Shaar)1 night
- Denny Walley1 night
- Don Grolnick1 night
- Don Pardo1 night
- Ed Mann1 night
- Eddie Jobson1 night
- Howard Johnson1 night
- Lew Del Gatto1 night
nights on stage together
Most played on Alan Rubin’s nights
Every documented night · 2
1976×1
- DEC 11, 1976Saturday Night Live, NBC TV, New York, United States
1978×1
- OCT 21, 1978Saturday Night Live, NBC TV, New York, United States