Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koto Jazz


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. j⚛e deckertalk 01:08, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Koto Jazz

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A genre term that seems to be the invention of Chris Kenji Beer, and as far as I can tell, is only used by Beer. According to the articles cited, he insists it is different from jazz koto. The article supplies two reasonably significant RS about Beer (the other two are not significant), which could be used to argue the notability of Beer, but for the term to be notable as a music style or genre, it would have to be shown to be used by more than one musician. That I cannot find. Note that the creator of the page is, which makes one suspect this may be self-promotion. Michitaro (talk) 01:20, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 01:30, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete There appear to be competing ideas with this concept including the concept advanced by Beer in the article and event notices like this one from The Stranger, an Album name with koto performer Yonekawa Toshiko, and possibly this article describing some jazz and koto fusions.  What I'm not seeing is any sources that provide commentary or exploration about Koto Jazz as a broader concept or evolution.  In particular, this name does not seem to have any general use.  On that basis, I'm not seeing sufficient notability here because the dots aren't connected and we can't engage in synthesis.  I, JethroBT  drop me a line 01:53, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * * WikiProject Jazz notified. AllyD (talk) 13:09, 8 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 04:11, 15 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete per I JethroBT's analysis. If Beer is notable and an article is later created about him, perhaps this can be redirected there, but for the time being this (as opposed to the general concept of jazz and Japanese music) has not been discussed enough in RS's. Everymorning   talk to me  04:53, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.