"This is gold as far as the history of the music goes," says trombonist Roswell Rudd about the Jazz Loft Project." This is one of the missing pieces of the jazz puzzle." From 1957 to 1965 legendary ...
For some of America's most preeminent jazz musicians, the loft building at 821 Sixth Ave. was a destination worth climbing fire escapes and crossing rooftops to reach. Thelonius Monk dropped in to ...
Upon entering 821 Sixth Ave. in Manhattan, starting in 1957, you might hear the warped door of the old building. Then you'd be greeted by photographer W. Eugene Smith, who rented space there for ...