Education
Mark Pender graduated in 1975 from Grandview Senior High School in Grandview, Missouri.
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As an individual he has sessioned with David Bowie, They Might Be Giants, Buster Poindexter and Blackmore"s Night. In the mid 1970s, while still in Kansas City, Pender played with Mass Transit and saxophonist Stephen Harvey. This band played a fusion of Rhythm & Blues, jazz and disco.
He also played with the Inner City Orchestra from 1977 until 1979.
This gave him the opportunity to play with the likes of Jay McShann, Joe Turner, Ella Fitzgerald and Gladys Knight & the Pips. He would also occasionally front the band on trumpet and vocals.
Pender and Harvey also played regularly at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. lieutenant was there they first met the jazz organist Charles Earland.
In 1979, Pender and Harvey accepted Earlands offer to join his touring band.
The tour finished in Newark, New Jersey. Pender opted to stay while Harvey returned to Kansas City where he was murdered on November 5, 1980. Once in New Jersey, Pender linked up with The Miami Horns and toured with Diana Ross between 1980 and 1981.
Lee, New Jersey. Connie and Mark were married from 1982 - 1992.
lieutenant was Little Steven who nicknamed him The Love Manitoba In 1988, as part of the group The Tunnel Of Love Horns, he went on tour with Bruce Springsteen.
Pender continues to record with both Southside Johnny and Springsteen and featured on the latter"s 2005 album Devils & Dust. He also played in the halftime show for NFL"s Super Bowl XLIII. This band recorded an eponymous album in 1991 which gave Pender the chance to showcase his skills as a lead vocalist.
He also linked up Max Weinberg in the band Killer Joe.
This band recorded one album, Scene Of The Crime, which featured Pender playing trumpet and singing lead vocal on a rousing rendition of "Chicken Shack Boogie." He also fronts The Mark Pender Band, playing a blend of Rhythm & Blues, jazz and funk, a reflection of his Kansas City roots. This band has featured both Rosenberg and Harrison in its line-up. In 2003, Pender independently released an eponymous Civil Defense/Digital Video Disc package featuring live and studio recordings.
Membership
Since 1993 he has performed on Late Night with Conan O"Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O"Brien as a member of The Max Weinberg 7 and The Tonight Show Band. He is currently performing on Conan as a member of the Basic Cable Band. He is also a member of The Miami Horns, leads his own band, The Mark Pender Band, and plays regularly with Louisiana Bamba & The Hubcaps.
He subsequently became a member of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and led The Jukes" Horns on the albums Trash lieutenant Up, In The Heat and At Least We Got Shoes.
