The jazz loft project radio series premiered on wnyc during morning edition on nov. The series will begin its national broadcast on dec. Knopf eugene smith was a driven, supremely talented man who wanted his photography to change the worldand it did. Jazz loft project radio series schedule on wnyc knopf. A work of social archaeology and a testament to the artists whose music caught all the tumult and excitement of a changing america. Eugene smith phaidon 55, 2001, and curated a traveling exhibition of smiths work organized by the carnegie museum of art in pittsburgh. In 1957, eugene smith, a thirtyeightyearold magazine photo. Eugene smith from 821 sixth avenue, 19571965 1 by stephenson, sam, smith, w. The jazz project is a 501c3 nonprofit jazz support organization dedicated to increasing performance opportunities for local, regional, national, and international jazz musicians. Yearlong writing projects the loft literary center.
In 1998, sam stephenson discovered smiths jazz loft photographs and tapes, which had remained unseen for 40 years, and spent the following seven years cataloging, archiving, selecting, and editing smiths materials for a brilliantly ambitious book, the jazz loft project. The presence of some of those recordings is what makes the exhibit the jazz loft project. Superloft e17 en e21 met een woonoppervlakte van 140 m2, koopsom 457. From 1957 to 1965, smith photographed the jazz scene and recorded. The exhibition evokes the jazz loft through more than 200 images, several hours of audio, and 16mm film footage of smith working in the loft. The jazz loft project meet your next favorite book.
Now, in the jazz loft project, we have a rare and remarkable window into that moment. Eugene smith took thousands of photographs and recorded thousands of hours of audio in his loft building, capturing the legendary musicians of the day. Superlofts is a system for living that puts people in control with a flexible, modular, cocreative approach to the ultimate urban space. Eugene smith in new york city, 19571965 is an exhibition of photographs and audio recordings from an extraordinary chapter in american jazz history. When the little boy was only nine years old and asking his mother for money to buy photographs of airplanes, the child was given his first camera. Hall franklin overton february 23, 1920 november 24, 1972 was an american composer, jazz pianist and music teacher. The jazz loft project a new multimedia exhibition featuring rarely seen and heard audio and photograph materials by w. I talked with fass on the telephone about a year ago and he alluded to a friendship with smith.
Harold was interviewed for the project in 2007, part of which can be heard here. The book loft is located in the beautiful danish city of solvang in santa barbara county. Visit the jazz loft project website one of only thirteen books in 2009 to make each year end lists of publishers weekly, amazon, and the new york times. Jazz loft project radio series schedule on wnyc the jazz loft project radio series premiered on wnyc during morning edition on nov. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Both photos and choosen texts pull you into the incredible atmosphere of this loft and the madness of smiths project. Beeld het jezelf even in, wonen in een echte loft op een.
Radio unnameable covered the career of late night nyc dj bob fass, whose shows w. One of only thirteen books in 2009 to make each year end lists of publishers weekly, amazon, and the new york times. Amazon the most chaotic and soulful gift book this yearthe book is an elegiac stew of sight and sound, and a singularly weird, vital and thrumming american document. Jazz loft project national endowment for the humanities. Eugene smith, the brilliant photographer who shot thousands of pictures and recorded thousands of hours of music and talk at his midtown apartment and studio, which served as an opendoor meeting place and jam session site for hundreds of musicians and artists. Eugene smith in nyc, 19571965, which opens tomorrow saturday at the chicago cultural center.
More details on the jazz loft project can be found at. Im grateful, and proud, that this volunteerrun, nonprofit organization is supported where i live. Formed in 1997 by drummer, jud sherwood, the jazz project provides a jazz safety net for musicians, performers, jazz aficianados, students and educators. Author sam stephenson discusses his new book, the jazz loft project. In 1957, eugene smith, a thirtyeightyearold magazine photographer, walked out of his comfortable settled worldhis longtime wellpaying job at life and the home he shared with his wife and four children in crotononhudson, new yorkto move into a dilapidated, fivestory loft building at 821 sixth avenue between twentyeighth and twentyninth streets in new york citys wholesale. The series coordinates with the jazz loft project book published november 24th by sam stephenson of the center for documentary studies. William eugene smith was born in the city of wichita, kansas on december 30, 1918 to william h. This performance celebrates the loft of photographer w. Eugene smiths jazz loft project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than forty years, but until the publication of the jazz loft project, no one had seen smiths extraordinary photographs or read any of the firsthand accounts of those who were there and lived to tell the tales. Near the start of the 21 st century, a new fact emerged. Wnyc is americas most listenedto public radio station and the producer of awardwinning programs and podcasts like radiolab, on the media, and the brian lehrer show. Growing up, smith had taken interest in flying and aviation. Eugene smith, a fascinating documentary directed by sara fishko, tells the story of smiths peculiar endeavor and pays conscientious tribute to the mans. Eugene smith from 821 sixth avenue, 19571965 by sam stephenson.
Designed by mka architects, superlofts are defined by awardwinning projects that make people feel like they finally belong. Megacities, urban slums, international migration, the global city new realities mean new opportunities and challenges. Book donations will be accepted at the palmer public library or at the library loft during open hours only. Home page of the jazz project, a musiciangroup from tironto. An independent bookstore since 1970, we have served the needs of local residents of the santa ynez valley, visitors from scandinavian countries, visiting tourists from all over the world, and those that appreciate individual care from the knowledgeable staff. Alle lofts hebben een eigen parkeerplaats en een tuin of balkon. New york, ny the story of a little known fivestory loft building in new york citys wholesale flower district that was a popular latenight haunt for some of the biggest names in 1950s and 60s jazz is told in the jazz loft project, a new multimedia exhibition opening february 17, 2010, at the new york public library for the performing arts. The transferred recordings reveal high sound quality and. From 1957 to 1965, smith exposed 1,447 rolls of film at his loft, making roughly 40,000 pictures, the largest body of work in his career, photographing the nocturnal jazz scene as well as life on the streets of the flower district. Urban loft is a publishing company solely focused on producing books which further the conversation among urban ministry practitioners, urban academics, and christian urban dwellers about what the kingdom looks like in urban areas around the world in the 21st century.
The jazz loft project records consist of the research and administrative records of author sam stephensons jazz loft project, which documented the events and inhabitants including w. He proceeded to make approximately 4,000 hours of reeltoreel tape recordings, and take nearly 40,000 photos, in and around his apartment. The jazz project is a group of jazzloving singers who have come together to perform modern jazz songs and jazz standards in exciting harmonies and arrangements. Guide to the jazz loft project records, 19502012 and. He was born in bangor, michigan, the first of the three sons of stanford and ruth barnes overton. Full frame also featured a new documentary with a direct tangent to the jazz loft project. The jazz loft project center for documentary studies at. I travel a great deal around the world performing, but this is my favorite place to play. Harold discussing one of smitihs photos during an interview with sara fishko for the. Eugene smith moved into a lower manhattan loft which served as a latenight hangout for jazz musicians. Like the american renaissance of emerson, hawthorne, dickinson. From june 09 to october 11 michelin star chef nuno mendes ran the loft project in his east london apartment.
The series coordinates with the jazz loft project book by sam stephenson of the center for documentary studies. White rose bar sign from the 4th floor window of 821 sixth avenue ca. Published by knopf and cds books at the center for documentary studies. Loft jazz may have been intellectual and an overtly anticommercial musical style, but it wasnt antiseptic.
Eugene smith, the brilliant photographer who shot thousands of pictures and recorded thousands of hours of music and talk at his midtown apartment and studio, which served as an opendoor meeting place and jam. Jazz loft project director sam stephenson has been studying the life and work of smith since 1997. Here is an audio slide show of materials from his archive. One of the wildest coffee table books ive ever read.
Eugene smith, whose beguiling life and legacy are explored in stephensons new book, gene smi. From 1957 to 1965, smith exposed 1,447 rolls of film at his loft, making roughly 40,000 pictures, the largest body of work in his career, photographing the nocturnal jazz scene as well as life on the streets of the flower district, as seen from his fourthfloor window. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As his epic pittsburgh project broke down, smith found solace in the chaotic, somnambulistic world of the loft and its artists. The new york loft jazz scene of the 1970s was a pivotal period for uncompromising, artistproduced work. Courtesy of the smith installation at museum of photographic arts, san diego delve into the latenight jazz scene of 1950s new york with photos and recordings of charles mingus, bill evans, and thelonius monk captured by life photographer w. The jazz loft project, organized by the center for documentary studies in cooperation with ccp and the smith estate, is devoted to preserving and cataloging smiths tapes, researching the photographs, and obtaining oral history interviews with all surviving loft participants. His research was eventually consolidated into the jazz loft project book and website. A gorgeous museum, performance and educational space right here in the community. Interview with sam stephenson, author of the jazz loft project.