Alan Braufman’s Loft-Jazz Séance

Braufman, at seventy-three, has an ex-marathoner’s skinny legs and a horn-blower’s bellowsy torso. He wore slim-cut jeans and a green pullover with the sleeves rolled up. He was accompanied by his nephew Nabil Ayers, a writer and a musician, who runs a couple of independent record labels, one of which, Valley of Search, he founded to issue, and reissue, his uncle’s work. “Valley of Search” was the name of Braufman’s first album, recorded at 501 Canal, in 1974. “Infinite Love Infinite Tears” was the name of the latest one, released in May and produced by Nabil.