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)