66:
274:
128:
25:
903:
Twenty-five years ago, Evan Lurie was a Lounge Lizard who haunted New York City night spots and
European jazz festivals. Today he's the musical tour guide for Pablo the penguin, Tasha the hippo, Tyrone the moose and the other stars of Nickelodeon's hit animated skein
156:
371:
Lurie began studying composition with Julius
Eastman in the early 1980’s. Eastman had approached him saying, "Don’t you play with the Lounge Lizards? I want to meet their keyboard player".
378:- guitar and Alfredo Pedernera - bandoneon) released two recordings: Pieces for Bandoneon in 1987 and Selling Water by the Side of the River in 1990.
959:
888:
923:
160:
1250:
1001:
944:) to compose a new song for their Christmas special. Evan brought the song to Dubway, producing it with the help of Dubway's Keith Rigling.
1230:
852:
136:
1235:
1255:
1240:
210:
512:
182:
401:, which features a different musical genre in every episode. In 2011, Lurie composed an unused song for Nickelodeon's
835:
247:
229:
109:
87:
52:
80:
1225:
994:
374:
In 1985 he formed a quintet to perform his compositions for bandoneon. The quintet (including Jill Jaffe - violin,
189:
1245:
822:
586:
196:
1076:
624:
420:
871:
1193:
1071:
987:
477:
38:
1186:
1143:
178:
152:
898:
927:
1066:
632:
500:
141:
74:
708:
528:
145:
1220:
716:
686:
616:
349:
91:
968:
817:
608:
556:
1215:
8:
827:
792:
654:
203:
1010:
893:
752:
594:
494:
387:
361:
327:
1167:
1151:
831:
578:
548:
397:
1081:
730:
485:
167:
44:
1159:
1116:
1051:
964:
520:
412:
360:. Playing piano and occasionally organ, Evan was a founding member of the band
1209:
1106:
1046:
694:
662:
481:
425:
1126:
1111:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1031:
738:
670:
570:
469:
430:
1121:
1101:
1041:
541:
382:
290:
1061:
1056:
1036:
1021:
973:
473:
465:
375:
365:
337:
979:
640:
536:
403:
960:"The Backyardigans'" musical tour guide is a Lounge Lizard (Variety)
853:"Julius Eastman: the groundbreaking composer America almost forgot"
678:
392:
357:
353:
273:
932:
Speaking of
Nickelodeon, Dubway provided ADR for the LA-based
391:. He was later the music director for all four seasons of the
166:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
889:""The Backyardigans'" musical tour guide is a Lounge Lizard"
418:
Other notable productions he has written music for include
1207:
883:
881:
532:(2012, "Popeye's Clog" and "Devil Tango" only)
995:
878:
816:
53:Learn how and when to remove these messages
1002:
988:
918:
916:
823:The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
411:crew members worked on, including creator
272:
159:about living persons that is unsourced or
16:American composer and musician (born 1954)
248:Learn how and when to remove this message
230:Learn how and when to remove this message
110:Learn how and when to remove this message
385:in 2001, as the composer for their show
73:This article includes a list of general
913:
810:
1208:
1009:
456:Selling Water by the Side of the River
983:
942:The Backyardigans, Oswald the Octopus
872:"Evan Lurie's Bandoneon Compositions"
869:
364:, along with his saxophonist brother
1251:21st-century American male musicians
897:. September 19, 2007. Archived from
850:
121:
59:
18:
851:Male, Andrew (September 14, 2016).
13:
870:Gross, Terry (December 26, 1990).
766:The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July
513:Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
381:Lurie started producing music for
79:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
1267:
953:
926:. October 6, 2011. Archived from
702:The Salesman and Other Adventures
34:This article has multiple issues.
924:"Dubway Studios: September 2011"
352:, United States) is an American
126:
64:
23:
1231:21st-century American composers
976:; Internet Movie Database entry
42:or discuss these issues on the
863:
844:
785:
505:
501:The Lounge Lizards Discography
437:
1:
1236:American television composers
778:
137:biography of a living person
7:
1194:Live in Berlin 1991 Vol. II
287:1954 (age 69–70)
164:must be removed immediately
10:
1272:
1256:The Lounge Lizards members
1241:Musicians from Minneapolis
1187:Live in Berlin 1991 Vol. I
1178:
1135:
1017:
333:
323:
315:
298:
283:
271:
264:
516:(2021–present TV series)
407:(a show that many other
1226:American male composers
724:Under Cover of Darkness
529:Silver Linings Playbook
462:How I Spent My Vacation
94:more precise citations.
1246:Tzadik Records artists
901:on November 13, 2011.
717:The Night We Never Met
350:Minneapolis, Minnesota
151:Please help by adding
609:Lisa Picard is Famous
450:Pieces for Bandoneon
157:Contentious material
940:tapped Evan Lurie (
828:Guinness Publishing
1011:The Lounge Lizards
826:(First ed.).
768:(1986 documentary)
753:Il piccolo diavolo
625:Joe Gould's Secret
566:(2005 documentary)
495:The Lounge Lizards
421:Joe Gould's Secret
362:the Lounge Lizards
328:The Lounge Lizards
1203:
1202:
1168:Queen of All Ears
1152:No Pain for Cakes
930:on May 17, 2020.
906:The Backyardigans
797:Music.metason.net
587:The Whole Shebang
579:The Backyardigans
549:Jack Goes Boating
444:Happy? Here? Now?
398:The Backyardigans
343:
342:
316:Years active
293:, Minnesota, U.S.
258:
257:
250:
240:
239:
232:
214:
140:needs additional
120:
119:
112:
57:
1263:
1082:Jane Scarpantoni
1072:Steven Bernstein
1004:
997:
990:
981:
980:
947:
946:
920:
911:
910:
885:
876:
875:
874:. Fresh Air NPR.
867:
861:
860:
848:
842:
841:
830:. p. 1535.
814:
808:
807:
805:
803:
789:
731:Johnny Stecchino
598:(2001 TV series)
582:(2004 TV series)
486:Jane Scarpantoni
478:Steven Bernstein
276:
262:
261:
253:
246:
235:
228:
224:
221:
215:
213:
172:
153:reliable sources
130:
129:
122:
115:
108:
104:
101:
95:
90:this article by
81:inline citations
68:
67:
60:
49:
27:
26:
19:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1206:
1205:
1204:
1199:
1174:
1131:
1013:
1008:
956:
951:
950:
922:
921:
914:
887:
886:
879:
868:
864:
849:
845:
838:
815:
811:
801:
799:
791:
790:
786:
781:
617:Happy Accidents
602:Fear of Fiction
508:
440:
311:
294:
288:
279:
267:
254:
243:
242:
241:
236:
225:
219:
216:
173:
171:
150:
131:
127:
116:
105:
99:
96:
86:Please help to
85:
69:
65:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1269:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1190:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1164:
1160:Voice of Chunk
1156:
1148:
1144:Lounge Lizards
1139:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1117:Kenny Wollesen
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1052:Curtis Fowlkes
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1007:
1006:
999:
992:
984:
978:
977:
971:
962:
955:
954:External links
952:
949:
948:
936:production...
912:
877:
862:
843:
836:
820:, ed. (1992).
809:
783:
782:
780:
777:
776:
775:
769:
763:
757:
749:
743:
735:
727:
721:
713:
705:
699:
691:
683:
675:
667:
659:
651:
645:
637:
629:
621:
613:
605:
599:
591:
583:
575:
567:
561:
553:
545:
533:
525:
521:Final Portrait
517:
507:
504:
490:
489:
459:
453:
447:
439:
436:
413:Janice Burgess
348:(born 1954 in
341:
340:
335:
331:
330:
325:
324:Known for
321:
320:
317:
313:
312:
310:
309:
306:
302:
300:
296:
295:
289:
285:
281:
280:
277:
269:
268:
265:
256:
255:
238:
237:
161:poorly sourced
134:
132:
125:
118:
117:
72:
70:
63:
58:
32:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1268:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1221:Living people
1219:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1177:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1136:Studio albums
1134:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1107:Mauro Refosco
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1067:Michael Blake
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1047:Roy Nathanson
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1016:
1012:
1005:
1000:
998:
993:
991:
986:
985:
982:
975:
972:
970:
966:
963:
961:
958:
957:
945:
943:
939:
935:
929:
925:
919:
917:
909:
907:
900:
896:
895:
890:
884:
882:
873:
866:
858:
854:
847:
839:
837:0-85112-939-0
833:
829:
825:
824:
819:
813:
802:September 26,
798:
794:
788:
784:
773:
772:Subway Riders
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
754:
750:
747:
744:
741:
740:
736:
733:
732:
728:
725:
722:
719:
718:
714:
711:
710:
706:
703:
700:
697:
696:
692:
689:
688:
684:
681:
680:
676:
673:
672:
668:
665:
664:
663:Office Killer
660:
657:
656:
652:
649:
646:
643:
642:
638:
635:
634:
630:
627:
626:
622:
619:
618:
614:
611:
610:
606:
603:
600:
597:
596:
592:
589:
588:
584:
581:
580:
576:
573:
572:
568:
565:
562:
560:
558:
554:
551:
550:
546:
543:
539:
538:
534:
531:
530:
526:
523:
522:
518:
515:
514:
510:
509:
503:
502:
498:
496:
487:
483:
482:Bryan Carrott
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
441:
435:
433:
432:
427:
426:Steve Buscemi
423:
422:
416:
414:
410:
409:Backyardigans
406:
405:
400:
399:
394:
390:
389:
384:
379:
377:
372:
369:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
339:
336:
332:
329:
326:
322:
318:
314:
307:
304:
303:
301:
297:
292:
286:
282:
278:Lurie in 2014
275:
270:
263:
260:
252:
249:
234:
231:
223:
212:
209:
205:
202:
198:
195:
191:
188:
184:
181: –
180:
176:
175:Find sources:
169:
165:
162:
158:
154:
148:
147:
143:
138:
133:
124:
123:
114:
111:
103:
93:
89:
83:
82:
76:
71:
62:
61:
56:
54:
47:
46:
41:
40:
35:
30:
21:
20:
1192:
1185:
1166:
1158:
1150:
1142:
1127:Clark Gayton
1112:John Medeski
1097:Ben Perowsky
1092:David Tronzo
1087:Oren Bloedow
1077:Billy Martin
1032:Arto Lindsay
1026:
941:
937:
933:
931:
928:the original
905:
902:
899:the original
892:
865:
857:The Guardian
856:
846:
821:
818:Colin Larkin
812:
800:. Retrieved
796:
793:"Evan Lurie"
787:
771:
765:
759:
751:
745:
739:The Kill-Off
737:
729:
723:
715:
707:
704:(1995 short)
701:
693:
685:
682:(1996 short)
677:
671:Trees Lounge
669:
661:
653:
648:Homo Heights
647:
639:
633:Side Streets
631:
623:
615:
607:
601:
593:
585:
577:
571:Lonesome Jim
569:
563:
555:
547:
535:
527:
519:
511:
492:
491:
470:Ben Perowsky
464:(1998, with
461:
455:
449:
446:(1985, solo)
443:
431:Trees Lounge
429:
419:
417:
408:
402:
396:
386:
380:
373:
370:
345:
344:
319:1978–present
259:
244:
226:
217:
207:
200:
193:
186:
179:"Evan Lurie"
174:
163:
146:verification
139:
106:
97:
78:
50:
43:
37:
36:Please help
33:
1216:1954 births
1179:Live albums
1122:Danny Blume
1102:Tony Scherr
1042:Peter Zummo
709:The Monster
564:Face Addict
542:Nickelodeon
506:Filmography
438:Discography
424:(2000) and
383:Nickelodeon
299:Occupations
291:Minneapolis
92:introducing
1210:Categories
1062:Erik Sanko
1057:Marc Ribot
1037:Anton Fier
1027:Evan Lurie
1022:John Lurie
974:Evan Lurie
965:Evan Lurie
779:References
695:Layin' Low
687:Death Game
474:Marc Ribot
466:Greg Cohen
376:Marc Ribot
366:John Lurie
346:Evan Lurie
338:John Lurie
266:Evan Lurie
190:newspapers
75:references
39:improve it
938:Winx Club
934:Winx Club
641:OK Garage
557:Interview
537:Winx Club
404:Winx Club
334:Relatives
142:citations
45:talk page
969:AllMusic
679:Phinehas
544:version)
434:(1996).
393:Nick Jr.
358:musician
354:composer
308:musician
305:Composer
220:May 2014
168:libelous
100:May 2014
894:Variety
760:Chôchin
655:Inferno
540:(2011,
395:series
204:scholar
88:improve
1171:(1998)
1163:(1988)
1155:(1987)
1147:(1981)
834:
774:(1981)
762:(1987)
756:(1988)
748:(1988)
742:(1989)
734:(1991)
726:(1992)
720:(1993)
712:(1994)
698:(1996)
690:(1996)
674:(1996)
666:(1997)
658:(1997)
650:(1998)
644:(1998)
636:(1998)
628:(2000)
620:(2000)
612:(2000)
604:(2000)
595:Oswald
590:(2001)
574:(2005)
559:(2007)
552:(2010)
524:(2017)
458:(1990)
452:(1987)
388:Oswald
206:
199:
192:
185:
177:
77:, but
493:With
211:JSTOR
197:books
135:This
832:ISBN
804:2021
746:Kizu
499:see
356:and
284:Born
183:news
144:for
967:at
428:'s
415:).
1212::
915:^
891:.
880:^
855:.
795:.
484:,
480:,
476:,
472:,
468:,
368:.
155:.
48:.
1003:e
996:t
989:v
908:.
859:.
840:.
806:.
497::
488:)
251:)
245:(
233:)
227:(
222:)
218:(
208:·
201:·
194:·
187:·
170:.
149:.
113:)
107:(
102:)
98:(
84:.
55:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
