Blog: songsillinois

It's a little embarrassing to say but The Lounge Lizards was the group that introduced me to jazz. I'd love to lie and say it was Monk, Miles, or Haden. But it was these guys with their spiky hair and skinny ties that first got me interested. Before the film career, before Fishing With John and before the antics of Marvin Pontiac (listen to one song by Marvin Pontiac below. John Lurie was the leader of this NYC based band. They mixed world music, rock and funk with their free [...]

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