Mr.Lifson, I think you miss the point of the Chronicle's article in that the lack of African Americans on the Yoshi's CD reinforces the belief among many that Kenny G, Harry Connick Jr, Brian Setzer, Diana Krall and Bebel Gilberto are the faces of jazz in the 21st Century. Let's put a little historic context into this discussion.   For years record producers would not put images of African American artists on album covers over concerns that whites would not buy the album.  This practice ended when Miles Davis insisted on not only having his face and body shown on covers, but his girlfriends as well, who were Black and beautiful.   The article raised honest concerns by African Americans regarding whether the people who market jazz in the 21st century are being encouraged to match the image of the people making the music with the upscale whites, who have been targeted by the demographers as the key audience for jazz music in the 21st...(Read Full Post)