‘ ‘The Tonight Show’ is the perfect platform for me,’ he tells MTV News after nine-year stint as ‘Idol’ bandleader. By Gil Kaufman Rickey Minor Photo: Maury Phillips/ WireImage Rickey Minor has graced a lot of major stages in his decades-long career as a bandleader and music director, but his upcoming move to “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” has the veteran arranger very excited. ” ‘The Tonight Show’ is the perfect platform for me,” Minor told MTV News on Wednesday (April 14), the day after news emerged that he would be leaving “Idol” after six seasons to replace Kevin Eubanks as Jay Leno’s latest musical foil on the venerable late-night talker. Minor, who in addition to running the “Idol” band for six years has been the musical director for the Super Bowl, Grammys and People’s Choice Awards, as well as for Beyonc
