John Fischer (pianist)

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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.

• 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)

• 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)

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