Rickey Minor

Rickey Minor is an American bass player, music director, composer and music producer. He was the musical director and bandleader on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" from 2010 to 2014, taking over after Kevin Eubanks left.
Minor worked as musical director for American Idol.
Minor has served as musical director for numerous superstar tours, including: Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Ray Charles, Alicia Keys and Beyoncé and for television productions, including: the Grammy Awards, the NAACP Image Awards and the Super Bowl, of which he's received four separate Emmy nominations in the musical direction category.