The Jazz Loft Radio Series
- Arts · Performing Arts
- History
- Society & Culture · Documentary
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About
W. Eugene Smith was a famous photo essayist for LIFE magazine and a suburban family man when he left it all in 1957 and moved to a rundown loft in Manhattan. The building had already become a popular hangout and jamming space for jazz players both prominent and obscure, and Smith spent the next decade documenting the music, conversations and personalities that passed through. This program, produced and hosted by Sara Fishko and originally heard as a 10-part radio series in 2009, pulls from the 4,000 hours of audio Smith recorded.
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Recent episodes
- Special Episode: Jazz Loft Jam Sessions
- Episode 1: Introduction
- Episode 2: Enter W. Eugene Smith
- Episode 3: The Tapes
- Episode 4: Hall Overton
- Episode 5: Before the Loft
- Episode 6: Drummer Ron Free
- Episode 7: Flowers at 6 AM
- Episode 8: Monk at Town Hall
- Episode 9: More Tapes