Along with the October Revolution in Jazz, held two months prior and organized by Bill Dixon, it led to a sense of optimism regarding the possibility of producing concerts via non-traditional means.

[1][7] Advance tickets were sold at the Sam Goody and Jazz Record Center stores, as well as the apartment of trombonist Roswell Rudd, and could be purchased for two dollars.

[11] Press coverage was unusually extensive for such an event, and reviewers included John S. Wilson of The New York Times, Don Heckman of DownBeat, A.

[12] Following the success of the concert series, the Jazz Composers Guild continued to present live music at the Contemporary Center, a loft space above the Village Vanguard on Seventh Avenue.

Carla Bley's first large-scale composition, titled "Roast," was premiered at the December 29 concert, and was included on the 1965 Jazz Composers Orchestra release Communication.