John Lurie

John Lurie is an American musician, composer and actor who began his career in New York City in the late 1970s as founder and bandleader of the Lounge Lizards, a group associated with the downtown no wave and experimental jazz scenes. His work combines elements of jazz, avant-garde and rock, and he later expanded into film and television composition and visual art, reflecting his roots in the downtown New York cultural milieu.

Jazz Rock Funk Blues No Wave

Releases

Byrne: High Life for Strings / Moran: Music From the Towers of the Moon / Lurie: Stranger Than Paradise / Torke: Chalk

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