John Lurie
John Lurie, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, on December 14, 1952,
is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. Raised in New
Orleans, Louisiana, and Worcester, Massachusetts, he switched from guitar to
saxophone and co-founded the jazz ensemble The Lounge Lizards in 1978, releasing
studio albums including Lounge Lizards in 1981, No Pain for Cakes in 1987, and
Voice of Chunk in 1988. In the early 1990s, he formed the John Lurie National
Orchestra, releasing the studio album Men with Sticks in 1993 and the
compilation album The Invention of Animal...
