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The Lounge Lizards were an eclectic No Wave musical group founded by saxophonist John Lurie and his brother, pianist Evan Lurie, in 1978. Initially known for their ironic, tongue-in-cheek take on jazz , The Lounge Lizards eventually became a showcase for John Lurie's sophisticated compositions straddling jazz and many other genres.
Members of the American avant-garde jazz band The Lounge Lizards. Pages in category "The Lounge Lizards members" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series.
The Austin Lounge Lizards are a musical group from Austin, Texas, formed in 1980. The band includes founding members Hank Card and Conrad Deisler, along with Tim Wilson and Kirk Williams. The third founding member, Tom Pittman, retired from the band in the spring of 2011.
With The Lounge Lizards. Big Heart: Live Tokyo (1986) No Pain for Cakes (1987) Voice of Chunk (1988) Queen of All Ears (1998) With John Lurie. Fishing with John (1998) The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits (2000) With Mono Puff. Unsupervised (1996) With Seigen Ono. Nekono Topia Nekono Mania (1990) With Yoko Ono. Blueprint for a Sunrise ...
Evan Lurie (born 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) [1] is an American composer and musician.Playing piano and occasionally organ, Evan was a founding member of the band the Lounge Lizards, along with his saxophonist brother John Lurie.
From 2004 to 2010 he performed with members of The Lounge Lizards on many Backyardigans episodes and composed the underscore for six episodes. [21] Michael assembled the band Hellbent in 2006 with Calvin G Weston, Steven Bernstein, and Marcus Rojas. Violinist Charlie Burnham also performed with the group. [22]
Ribot was a member of The Lounge Lizards for several years in the late 1980s. Band leader John Lurie later wrote: "Marc is a musical genius. So many ideas are coming out of that guy that it is actually often a problem." [4]