Revisiting Kenny G (Colloquy)
Kenny G and the Ignorance of Whiteness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22005953 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelsey Klotz (0009-0004-9702-008X, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20-34 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Jazz Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-1401 • E-ISSN: 2158-1401 |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Libraries (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.14713/jjs.v14i1.248 |
| OpenAlex | W4379933270 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Throughout his career, Kenny G has been heralded by some audiences as a jazz icon, even as he portrays ambivalence toward well-recognized jazz histories and is often critiqued by self-described members of jazz communities. By diving deeply into the cringe-worthy moments in which Kenny G’s refusal of jazz knowledge are most evident, Klotz examines Kenny G’s performance of white ignorance as a form of white privilege. The essay closes with a meditation on what exclusion of Kenny G might tell jazz scholars about gender exclusivity and the jazz genre
Ambivalence · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Icon · Ignorance · Jazz · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Law · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Theater, Performance, and Music History
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| Highly cited | No |
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