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)
 * 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)
 * 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)