When Popularity Makes You Unpopular

“Norah Jones has replaced Diana Krall as the artist jazz critics love to hate. But if that bothers Jones – who will give a sold-out concert Tuesday evening at the Fox Theatre – she can take comfort in the fact that being a jazz pariah is nothing new. Traditionally, critics and fans have turned their backs on artists who pull off the trick of clicking with the masses. Over the decades, the list of performers whose artistic credibility has been questioned because of their commercial success has included…”