{"id":37600,"date":"2013-05-23T09:42:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T17:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=37600"},"modified":"2024-06-07T11:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:40:27","slug":"vampire-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2013\/vampire-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire Weekend: But Who Was That Mystery Bass Player?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost two weeks ago I saw and heard a rare treat: a band performing live on Saturday Night Live (SNL) that was using a bass saxophone player. If you’re not a fan of late night, you likely didn’t watch or set your PVR to record Kristen Wiig’s triumphant return to the 30 Rock set that launched her career. The same applies if you’re not a regular fan of the band Vampire Weekend<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Vampire Weekend<\/em> is a 4 piece, New York-based alternative band that got its start when the members met while attending Columbia University in New York City. The group’s regular makeup consists of: guitar, keys, drums, bass, and of course vocals.<\/p>\n

Since the group’s formation in 2006, Vampire Weekend<\/em> has released three albums\u2014the latest just over a week ago.<\/p>\n

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Source: en.wikipedia.org<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Vampires of the City<\/em> was released the day after Vampire Weekend’s<\/em> performance on SNL, and features a wide array of guest musicians. According to Discogs.com<\/a>, the sax player on the single “Diane Young” is Adam Shatz.<\/p>\n

A lot of Googling later, and I’m wondering if Discogs made a typo, and if the saxophone player’s last name should have been spelled Schatz, with a “c” in it, rather than Shatz. No matter how you spell Adam Shatz’s last name though, he does not appear to have been the mysterious bass saxophone player who appeared with Vampire Weekend<\/em> on SNL, on the eve of their album’s d\u00e9but.<\/p>\n