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‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ Losing House Band Due to Budget Cuts

Eli Janney, Seth Jabour and Syd Butler will be stepping away when the show kicks off a new season in the fall.

“ Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker, the showrunner, brought us in in person to talk about it,” keyboard player Eli Janney shared with Vulture in an interview published Tuesday, June 11. According to Eli, NBC imposed budget cuts to the show and changes had to be made to the house band, which also includes guitarist Seth Jabour and bassist Syd Butler. In his interview, Eli said viewers will still be able to hear the 8G Band because they plan to record “a whole bunch” of music for the show to use for guest introductions and returns from commercial breaks.

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