The Jazz Loft Radio Series

by WNYC
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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.

Recent Episodes
  • Special Episode: Jazz Loft Jam Sessions
    Mar 7, 2017 – 00:56:52
  • Episode 1: Introduction
    Oct 30, 2015 – 00:11:29
  • Episode 2: Enter W. Eugene Smith
    Oct 29, 2015 – 00:21:33
  • Episode 3: The Tapes
    Oct 28, 2015 – 00:16:09
  • Episode 4: Hall Overton
    Oct 27, 2015 – 00:19:51
  • Episode 5: Before the Loft
    Oct 26, 2015 – 00:13:23
  • Episode 6: Drummer Ron Free
    Oct 25, 2015 – 00:20:32
  • Episode 7: Flowers at 6 AM
    Oct 24, 2015 – 00:10:06
  • Episode 8: Monk at Town Hall
    Oct 23, 2015 – 00:18:11
  • Episode 9: More Tapes
    Oct 22, 2015 – 00:14:18
  • Episode 10: Times Change
    Oct 21, 2015 – 00:16:00
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