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Episode 5: Before the Loft

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Oct 26, 201500:13:23Arts

Like many of New York City's most influential artists, most of the prominent jazz musicians of the 1950s came from someplace else. After World War II, returning soldiers flocked to New York, bouncing from clubs to studio...

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Episode 5: Before the Loft is an episode from The Jazz Loft Radio Series by The Jazz Loft Radio Series. Like many of New York City's most influential artists, most of the prominent jazz musicians of the 1950s came from someplace else. After...

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Like many of New York City's most influential artists, most of the prominent jazz musicians of the 1950s came from someplace else. After World War II, returning soldiers flocked to New York, bouncing from clubs to studios to lofts in search of a place where jazz could flourish.

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Published Oct 26, 2015 and 00:13:23 long