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John Lurie

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John Lurie emerged onto the art scene in the spring of 2004, when he had his first painting exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery. Since then Lurie’s work has been exhibited in esteemed galleries throughout the world. His solo museum exhibits include P.S.1. Contemporary Arts Center in New York, Musee Des Beaux-Arts De Montreal, the Musee d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean in Luxembourg and the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, who gave their entire museum to the presentation of Lurie's work. Both the Wadsorth Athenaeum in Connecticut and The Museum of Modern Art in New York have acquired his work for their permanent collections

Album

Painting With John

Label: Royal Potato Family
Released: 2024
Track listing: Painting With John New Opening; African Swim Main Titles; AI AI AI AI; Goodbye To Peach; Floating Clarinet; Temple Of Banjos; My Little Garden Gnome; Flutter; Driving into Country; Ali Hum; Small Car; Pygmy With Dog Barks; Wah Wah; I hope she is okay; I don't like to stand on line; Banjo to The Fuzzy; Bird Rules The Herd; Old Man Dancing; Banjo Delightful One; Unky G; Cowboy Beckett Ocarina; Boomba!; Dervish Banjo; Vibe Whoops; Unbelievable; Hog Head Blue; Hum Ba; Banjo Delightful 3; Floating Nesrin; Habba Happatoo; John And Calvin Wah Wah; A Goat says Fuck; Hermits Unite; Detective Erik Muspaterre; John Gun Walk; Sea Monster; Beastliness; These are not the dots that connect it…; Lighter Dervish; Helium Balloon; The Empreror Of Cameldom; Nesrin’s Gun Walk; Cowboy Beckett Jaunty Guiter With Hoo Hahs; Disappearing Alligator; Banjo Confusion; Baby Pigs; Episode 5 With Clapping; The Beast; The Explosion; The Snake that protects teeth; Ride like the wind, you idiots!; The Night Hunters; GB-14; Once upon a time, there was something delightful; The First And Royal Queen; The Invention Of Animals.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Xero, Chance & Lurie

Read "Xero, Chance & Lurie" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Three new releases by John Lurie, Benjamin Herman and Fergus Quill give us the opportunity to pay tribute to three musicians whose no-holds-barred attitude significantly marked the scenes in New York and the UK in the 1980s, and now: Xero Slingsby, James Chance and Lurie.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. ...

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Article: Album Review

John Lurie: Painting With John

Read "Painting With John" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Once a week, since 2021 the HBO series Painting With John gave viewers a glimpse into the world of John Lurie. If you just happened upon the television show without any prior knowledge of the man, you begin to realize the program was not at all like the kitschy PBS series The Joy Of Painting with ...

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Article: Play This!

Michael Blake: Afro Blake

Read "Michael Blake: Afro Blake" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Africa seems to have been a special source of inspiration for Michael Blake, as compositions like “Addis Abeba" (Elevated), “Malagasy" (Combobulate), “Mauritania" (Buzz), “Road to Lusaka" (In the Grand Scheme of Things), “Africa Used to Be Home" (More Like Us) or “Surfing Sahara" (Elevated ) attest. They are all characterized by memorable themes and an instantly ...

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Article: Album Review

Michael Blake: Combobulate

Read "Combobulate" reviewed by Chris May


The instrumentation alone promises something out of the ordinary. Saxophone, two tubas, trumpet, trombone, drums. Then there are the musicians, luminaries of downtown New York jazz. Michael Blake, Bob Stewart, Marcus Rojas, Steven Bernstein, Clark Gayton, Allan Mednard. And within seconds of the needle descending on track one, side one, Combobulate starts delivering on the promise. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lounge with Lizards + MJQ Tuxedos, Mighty Helen Sung and The Duke rocks out

Read "Lounge with Lizards + MJQ Tuxedos, Mighty Helen Sung and The Duke rocks out" reviewed by David Brown


John Lurie's memoir + lounging with Lizards; Chicago drummer Charles Rumback branches out; I'm ok with the tuxedos here's the MJQ; the mighty Helen Sung with strings, vocalist Shannon Gunn gets her due; Esperanza Saplding gets hip, and The Duke rocks out. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the ...

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A Birthday for "Bean" plus the new Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whitt Dickey trio release

Read "A Birthday for "Bean" plus the new Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whitt Dickey trio release" reviewed by David Brown


A time-traveling birthday tribute to the father of the tenor saxophone, Coleman “Bean" Hawkins. Plus, we visit the new release Village Mothership from the profoundly creative trio of Whit Dickey, William Parker and Matthew Shipp, and more new releases and acquisitions.Playlist Petter Eldh “Kali Koma" from Koma Saxo (We Jazz Records) 00:00Matthew Shipp Trio ...

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Article: Book Review

The History Of Bones

Read "The History Of Bones" reviewed by Mark Corroto


The History Of Bones John Lurie 448 Pages ISBN: # 9780399592973 Random House 2021 If you are of a certain age (John Lurie was born in 1952) you probably, at one time wanted to be John Lurie. After reading his memoir The History Of Bones, maybe not so much. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Michael Moore, Django Bates, Lucia Cadotsch, Benjamin Koppel & More New Releases

Read "Michael Moore, Django Bates, Lucia Cadotsch, Benjamin Koppel & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Django Bates celebrated his 60th birthday and 40th anniversary as a musician while marking Bird's centennial with adventurous and witty arrangements for the Norrbotten Big Band. That gives us a cue to look into more Scandinavian and large-ensemble music, following the adventures of Bates' bassist Petter Eldh, as part of the much awaited return of Lucia ...


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