Loft jazz

Loft jazz

The Loft jazz scene was a cultural phenomenon that occurred in New York City during the mid-1970's, at venues such as Environ(Loft) [http://www.rickkilburn.com/bio.htm] , Ali's Alley [http://www.furious.com/Perfect/rashiedalisurvival.html] , and Studio Rivbea [http://www.rivbea.com/] , all in former industrial loft spaces in NYC's SOHO district. Hence, "Loft Jazz" [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=loft%20jazz] .
The scene was documented by Gary Giddins [http://garygiddins.com/] , the late Robert Palmer (author/producer) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robertpalmer/articles/story/5924774/rock_journalist_robert_palmer_dead_at_52] , and Stanley Crouch.
Many of the musicians featured were from Chicago and particularly the Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and St. Louis' Black Artist Group (BAG). These included notables such as:
The Art Ensemble of Chicago

Muhal Richard Abrams

Anthony Braxton

Dave Holland

Sam Rivers

Rashied Ali
Charles Tyler [http://www.scaruffi.com/jazz/tyler.html]

Perry Robinson

John Fischer

Jeanne Lee

Oliver Lake

Joseph Bowie

Keshavan Maslak
Hamiett Bluitt [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2D81339F931A15755C0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all] ,

Arthur Blythe

Chico Freeman

David Murray

Olu Dara

Air (jazz group)
the Revolutionary Ensemble
and Anthony Davis (composer).

Loft jazz was a continuation of the free jazz and avant-garde jazz traditions inaugurated by John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Pharaoh Sanders, and Sun Ra.


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