Judith Schlesinger writes about one manifestation of a trend that is not confined to New York.
For many years, the Blue Note club in NYC, except for
Monday night fill-ins, was pretty much booking people who could call themselves “jazz artists” without anybody snickering or throwing things.
Until now. On September 20, which is not a Monday, the Blue Note “jazz” club will feature… Kenny G.
OK, it’s a Tuesday, not a weekend. And one night only. But still.
Dr. Schlesinger is a contributor to All About Jazz. Her book The Insanity Hoax: Exposing the Myth of the Mad Genius, will be published in December.