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The Loft jazz scene was a cultural phenomenon that occurred in New York City during the mid-1970s at venues such as Environ Ali’s Alley and Studio Rivbea all in former industrial loft spaces in NYC’s SOHO district. Hence Loft Jazz.The scene was documented by Gary Giddins the late Robert Palmer (author/producer) and Stanley Crouch.Many of the musicians featured were from Chicago and particularly the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and St.