Jazz Loft – W Eugene Smith
Written by Ciara Leeming
From 1957 to 1965, legendary photographer W. Eugene Smith made approximately 4,000 hours of recordings on 1,741 reel-to-reel tapes and nearly 40,000 photographs in a loft building in Manhattan’s wholesale flower district where major jazz musicians of the day gathered and played their music. The work remained archived until recently, but last year a book was published. The New York Times has now put together an audio slideshow for anyone who wants a taster. For a better overview, see the Jazz Loft Project website.