Mark Pender

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Mark Pender
Mark Pender at the 2006 Pleasant Hill Jazz Festival at Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, Oregon.
Background information
Birth name	Mark Pender
Also known as	The Loveman
Born	(1957-08-21) August 21, 1957 (age 67)
Origin	Kansas City, Missouri
Genres	Jazz, rock, soul
Occupation(s)	Trumpeter, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, vocals, guitar

Mark "The Loveman" Pender (born August 21, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a trumpet player and vocalist who has played with Southside Johnny, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen. 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.^[1] He formerly performed on Conan as a member of the Basic Cable Band from 2010 to 2018. He is a member of The Miami Horns, leads his own band, The Mark Pender Band, and plays regularly with La Bamba & The Hubcaps.

As a member of The Miami Horns he has toured and/or recorded with, among others Diana Ross, Gary U.S. Bonds, Joe Cocker, Darlene Love, Robert Cray and Bon Jovi. As an individual he has sessioned with David Bowie, They Might Be Giants, Buster Poindexter and Blackmore's Night.