The Lounge Lizards

Summary

The Lounge Lizards is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Lounge Lizards's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Lounge Lizards's founder is recorded as John Lurie^[4].
• The Lounge Lizards's founder is recorded as Evan Lurie^[5].
• The Lounge Lizards's genre is jazz^[6].
• lounge lizard is named after The Lounge Lizards^[7].
• The Lounge Lizards's record label is recorded as E.G. Records^[8].
• The Lounge Lizards's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• January 1, 1978 marks the founding of The Lounge Lizards^[10].
• The Lounge Lizards's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[11].
• The Lounge Lizards's start of work period is recorded as 1978^[12].
• The Lounge Lizards's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Lounge Lizards'}^[13].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[14]

• Country: US^[15]

• Began / founded: 1978^[16]

• Ended / dissolved: 1998^[17]

• Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, no wave^[18]

• Community tags: avant-garde jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, no wave^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3ccbb0c7-6c37-4bc0-8dd7-c970f8d462be^[20]

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Founding

Founders include John Lurie^[4] and Evan Lurie^[5]. January 1, 1978 marks the founding of The Lounge Lizards^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[11].

Why It Matters

The Lounge Lizards ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]