Earl Gardner (musician)

Not to be confused with Derrick Gardner.

Earl Wesley Gardner, Jr. (born April 19, 1950 in New York City) is an American jazz trumpeter known for his stint in the house band on Saturday Night Live, a chair he held from 1985 until 2022.

Earl Gardner
Born	(1950-04-19) April 19, 1950 New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Trumpeter

In 1976, he joined The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. He has later joined Carla Bleys Big Band.

Discography

With Carla Bley

• Looking for America (Watt, 2003)
• Appearing Nightly (Watt, 2008)

With George Benson

• Big Boss Band (Warner Bros., 1990)

With Angela Bofill

• I Wanna Love Somebody (Jive, 1983)

With David Bowie

• Never Let Me Down (EMI, 1987)

With David Byrne

• Grown Backwards (Nonesuch, 2004)

With Betty Carter

• The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine, 2019)

With Casiopea

• Sun Sun (Alfa, 1986)
• Platinum (Polydor, 1987)

With Hank Crawford

• Tight (Milestone, 1996)

With Robin Eubanks

• Karma (JMT, 1991)

With Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra

• Dream Keeper (Blue Note, 1990)

With Tom Harrell

• Time's Mirror (RCA Victor, 1999)

With Joe Henderson

• Big Band (Verve, 1997)

With Dave Holland

• What Goes Around (ECM, 2002)

With James Ingram

• Never Felt So Good (Qwest, 1986)

With Branford Marsalis

• I Heard You Twice the First Time' (Sony, 1992)

With John Scofield

• Up All Night (Verve, 2003)
• That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles (Verve, 2005)

With Zoot Sims and the Benny Carter Orchestra

• Passion Flower: Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington (1979)

With Bob Stewart

• Goin' Home (JMT, 1989)

With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

• Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra with Rhoda Scott (Barclay, 1976)
• It Only Happens Every Time (EMI, 1977)
• Live in Munich (Horizon/A&M, 1976)

With Stanley Turrentine

• Nightwings (Fantasy, 1977)

With McCoy Tyner

• The Turning Point (Birdology, 1992)
• Journey (Birdology, 1993)