John Fischer (pianist)

John Fischer (11 August 1930 – 17 August 2016) was an American pianist, composer, and artist. He was a pioneer in the field of computer art. In the 1970s, during the loft jazz era in New York City, Fischer ran a performance loft and gallery known as Environ. He was leader of the group Interface, and he performed with Perry Robinson, Mark Whitecage, Arthur Blythe, Rick Kilburn, and Lester Bowie.

Discography
  • 6x1=10 Duos for a New Decade (ReEntry, 1980)
  • Jam Session Moscow with Hans Kumpf, Leonid Tchizhik, Alexey Zubov (Fusion, 1981)
  • Live in Eastern Europe with Perry Robinson (ReEntry, 1982)
  • Deep Blue Lake with Theo Jörgensmann (ReEntry, 1984)
  • Piano Solo (ReEntry, 1984)

With INTERface

  • INTERface NY (Composers Collective, 1976)
  • Live at Environ (ReEntry, 1977)
  • This Time (ReEntry, 1978)
  • Glimpses (ReEntry, 1979)
  • Environ Days (Konnex, 1991)
  • Live at the BIM (ReEntry, 1997)

With others

  • Composers Collective, Poum! (Composers Collective, 1974)
  • Theo Jörgensmann, Swiss Radio Days Vol. Three (ReEntry, 1994)

Exhibitions
  • Allan Stone Gallery, New York, (1970)
  • Palais des Nations, Geneva, (1981)
  • Jazz meets Art, Zürich, (1985)
  • Galerie Comtemporaine Geneve, (1981)
  • Galerie Adriana Stuttgart, (1989)
  • Duo Gallery , New York, 1960
  • Phoenix Gallery New York, (1963)
  • Glay's Gallery New York, (1967)
  • MOMA Jewelry by Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, (1967)
  • Chelsea Art Museum, New York, (2011)
  • NYC Department Cultural Affairs Oversized Drawings and Multiples (1972–73)
  • Arbitrage Gallery New York A show of Paper Works ( 1993)
  • Galerie OM Art & Musique Interface, France, (1989)
  • Lerner Heller Gallery, New York, Drawings, ( 1972
  • Gallery Alexandra Monet, Brussels Drawings and Paintings, (1974)

References
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