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EP 145 – The Jazz Loft Project – W. Eugene Smith’s Secret World
In the heart of Manhattan’s flower district during the late 1950s and early 60s, a crumbling loft at 821 Sixth Avenue became an unlikely sanctuary for some of the greatest jazz musicians in history. Behind its battered doors, photographer W. Eugene Smith created an extraordinary archive of sound and image — a hidden world where art was raw, real, and unfiltered.
In this episode of the podcast, we dive deep into The Jazz Loft Project — exploring Smith’s relentless passion, the nightly jam sessions with legends like Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus, and the profound impact this secretive chapter had on his life and career.
Join us as we open the door to a lost New York, where creativity lived free, and where one man sacrificed everything to capture its fleeting magic. Enjoy.
Stop the presses! You Could Own This Book! Not Kidding!
Ghosts and the Aesthetic of the Past
By Ted Vieira in Film Photography Projects
74 pages, published 2/3/2020
There are many times when I will think to myself, “I believe I was born about 50 years too late.” Don’t get me wrong; it’s not that I don’t appreciate the times that I do live in and the things that exist today that weren’t even thought of back in the mid-twentieth century.But when it comes to music, photography, style, aesthetics and craftsmanship… man, there is something to be said for the way we used to do things. When I refer to…The post EP 145 – The Jazz Loft Project – W. Eugene Smith’s Secret World appeared first on Photography Matters.
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In the heart of Manhattan’s flower district during the late 1950s and early 60s, a crumbling loft at 821 Sixth Avenue became an unlikely sanctuary for some of the greatest jazz musicians in history. Behind its battered doors, photographer W. Eugene Smith created an extraordinary archive of sound and image — a hidden world where art was raw, real, and unfiltered.
In this episode of the podcast, we dive deep into The Jazz Loft Project — exploring Smith’s relentless passion, the nightly jam sessions with legends like Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus, and the profound impact this secretive chapter had on his life and career.
Join us as we open the door to a lost New York, where creativity lived free, and where one man sacrificed everything to capture its fleeting magic. Enjoy.
Stop the presses! You Could Own This Book! Not Kidding!
Ghosts and the Aesthetic of the Past
By Ted Vieira in Film Photography Projects
74 pages, published 2/3/2020
There are many times when I will think to myself, “I believe I was born about 50 years too late.” Don’t get me wrong; it’s not that I don’t appreciate the times that I do live in and the things that exist today that weren’t even thought of back in the mid-twentieth century.But when it comes to music, photography, style, aesthetics and craftsmanship… man, there is something to be said for the way we used to do things. When I refer to…The post EP 145 – The Jazz Loft Project – W. Eugene Smith’s Secret World appeared first on Photography Matters.
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