John Fischer (11 August 1930 – 17 August 2016) was an American pianist, composer, and artist. He was a pioneer in the field of

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. In the 1970s, during the

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era in New York City, Fischer ran a performance loft and gallery known as

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. He was leader of the group Interface, and he performed with

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, Rick Kilburn, and

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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

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(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) * ''The New INTERface TRIO'' (ReEntry, 1995) * ''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) *

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, 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

External links

Official site

"Pianist John Fischer verstarb 86-jährig in New York" Obituary in German
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