The Jazz Loft ProjectReissue of an acclaimed collection of images from photographer W. Eugene Smiths time in a New York City loft among jazz musicians. In 1957, Eugene Smith walked away from his longtime job at Life and the home he shared with his wife and four children to move into a dilapidated, five story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York Citys wholesale flower district. The loft was the late night haunt of musicians, including some of the biggest names in