Kenny G’s high school music teacher recalls him as a shy kid with no girlfriend who was “super, super smart.” The teacher tells a funny story about Kenny G stealing the show during one of ...

But Kenny G was right up there (the two long-haired ’90s play-it-safe phenoms even teamed up a few times). Do I listen to that music now? Not really.

Lane starts the film by playing Kenny G’s most popular singles for a handful of music critics and jazz scholars, asking them to share their thoughts. They don’t hold back, accusing him of ...

When Kenny G was booked on “The Tonight Show,” in 1986, he opted to play the instrumental “Songbird,” which features only Gorelick’s gentle, gooey sax—and lots of it.

The saxophonist Kenny G in the documentary “Listening to Kenny G.” HBO By Glenn Kenny Dec. 2, 2021 Listening to Kenny G NYT Critic’s Pick Directed by Penny Lane Documentary, Music 1h 37m ...

Kenny G doesn’t define himself as a perfectionist, though. He is, however, extremely regimented; each day he practices for three to four hours and on concert days he eats sushi at precisely 1 p.m.

Kenny G has sold more than 75 million albums on the strength of his sax-based instrumentals. His perseverance is outlined in his memoir, "Life in the Key of G."© Art Streiber for Kenny G ...

A giant Kenny G helps make the mountains sing in Busch Light’s hilarious commercial for Super Bowl LVI. By: Jason Brow Reading Time: 2 minute February 1, 2022 5:12PM EST ...

But young Kenny became enthralled by the silky music of jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr., whose hits like “Just The Two of Us” heralded the 1980s rise of the smooth jazz genre.

But Kenny G was right up there (the two long-haired ’90s play-it-safe phenoms even teamed up a few times). Do I listen to that music now? Not really.

Music critics mock Kenny G’s ‘safe sax.’ But a new documentary will change how you see him Corbis via Getty Images Roberto Panucci/Corbis/Getty Images Pat Metheny perform in 2018 in Rome ...