Jessica Lurie Explained

Background:person
Jessica Lurie
Instrument:Woodwind

Jessica Lurie is an American composer, performance artist and woodwind player,[1] originally hailing from Seattle[2] and now living in Brooklyn, New York.[3]

Lurie first gained notice as a member of The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, an all-female horn ensemble who released its first album in 1993.[4] In 1995, she also had a first release with the group Living Daylights, which performs jazz-jamband music.[5] [6] She has also performed as the leader of the Jessica Lurie Ensemble since 2002.[7]

She composed music for No Sleep Won't Kill You (2010) by Croatian filmmaker Marko Mestrovic, co-scored with composer Abraham Gomez-Delgado,[8] and Fibonacci Bread (2012), a short animation by Croatian artist Danijel Zezelj.[9]

Discography

Solo albums

With Jessica Lurie Ensemble

With Jon Madof's Zion80

With La Buya

Other appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. Hudson, J.J. (29 January 2004). Jazz musician to bring one of her three avant-garde groups to Chico, Chico Enterprise-Record
  2. Web site: 2017-12-15 . The New Cool: Jessica Lurie - Beyond Bicoastal . 2024-04-01 . KNKX Public Radio . en.
  3. (15 May 2009). SXSW artist interview: Jessica Lurie, mynorthwest.com
  4. Gottschalk, Kurt (5 September 2009). Jessica Lurie: Shop of Wild Dreams & Laws of Motion, allaboutjazz.com, Retrieved June 15, 2011
  5. Blumenthal, Bob (13 April 2001). LIVING DAYLIGHTS RELUCTANTLY EMBRACES `JAM BAND' LABEL, Boston Globe
  6. (19 September 2002). Living Daylights, Cincinnati CityBeat
  7. Heckman, Don (8 April 2002). Lurie Plays Up Vocal Skills, Los Angeles Times
  8. Web site: HAVC • Croatian film catalogue.
  9. Web site: FIBONACCI BREAD by Danijel Zezelj @ Brooklyn Film Festival.
  10. Barteldes . Earnest . Summer 2009 . Jessica Lurie: Shop of Wild Dreams (Zipa!) . Jazziz . 26 . 3 . 74 . .
  11. Graybow, Steven (16 September 2000). Living Daylights Illuminate Seattle Scene, Billboard (magazine)