05/30/2023
The editors of the Journal of Jazz Studies and the Institute of Jazz Studies are pleased to announce the publication of the Spring 2023 issue of JJS (Vol. 14, No. 1). https://jjs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/jjs/issue/view/17
This issue opens with a call to revisit Kenneth Gorelick, the most commercially successful artist in the history of jazz. Featuring contributions from Brian F. Wright, Kelsey Klotz, Charles D. Carson, and Adrianne Honnold, our colloquy, appropriately titled “Revisiting Kenny G,” treats the saxophonist as the subject of serious scholarly consideration, offering fresh perspectives that situate him, his career, and his reception within the wider context of jazz studies.
Luca Bragalini reexamines a very different topic of debate with his thoughtful and detailed analysis of “the” Buddy Bolden photo, offering solutions to the myriad, unanswered riddles associated with the photograph. In their contributions, Paul Mock and Brian E. Jones address the careers of Mary Halvorson and John D’earth, respectively, with an eye toward these artists’ approaches to improvisation, creativity, and impact of mentorship. In our “From the Archives” section, IJS Archivist Elizabeth Surles reports on the acquisition, conservation, and processing of the Count Basie family papers and artifacts. The issue concludes with a pair of reviews from Jasmine A. Henry (Robery O’Meally’s Antagonistic Cooperation) and Jeff Sultanof (Sasha Jenkin’s Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues), both of which engage with Louis Armstrong’s complex relationship with issues of race in American popular culture.
Issue 14.1 fully and joyfully embraces the far-reaching range of topics and disciplinary approaches housed under the big tent of jazz studies, engaging with subjects ranging from the controversial (Buddy Bolden and Kenny G) to the canonical (Louis Armstrong and Count Basie). Throughout, we call on readers to expand their understanding of what jazz scholarship can look like, and perhaps their understanding of what can and should count as jazz.
Revisiting Kenny G (Colloquy): Introduction - What Kenny G Can Teach Us About Jazz Brian F. Wright 1-19 COLLOQUY PDF HTML