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Podcast: Artifice
Episode: Ep. 101: Alan Michael Braufman
Description: Alan Michael Braufman (performing as Alan Braufman and Alan Michael);  is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer.
He graduated from Bostonâs Berklee College of Music in 1973, then moved to NYC where he and several other musicians occupied a vacant building at 501 Canal Street in lower Manhattan. The building, where the total rent came to $140 for four floors, became a hub for musicians to practice and perform and its occupants played a seminal role in New York City's early-seventies loft jazz scene.
In 1975, Braufman's debut album Valley of Search was released on the India Navigation record label. The album was recorded live...