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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 ...
I put saxophonist Kenny G’s pop-jazz mega-hit “Songbird” on a playlist last week. As a would-be hipster in high school in the 1980s, I had long convinced myself I hated everything about it ...
The saxophonist Kenny G plays passages from a life in music. Earning praise from Miles Davis was a high note. The saxophonist Kenny G recalls memorable moments of his life in music.
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.
Love him or hate him, Kenny G has a new HBO documentary coming out. The musician opens up about his biggest critics and his "awful" first music video. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...
For some odd reason that I cannot quite understand, I grew up listening to a very (un)healthy amount of Kenny G. The track “Songbird”—you know the one—could be heard on any given day ...
Is the music of Kenny G your heartfelt romantic companion, or the utter bane of your existence? And why the polarization? That's the big question in Listening to Kenny G.
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Kenny G conquered American popular music, like it or not. The soprano saxophone melodist, born Kenneth Gorelick, skyrocketed to national celebrity in the 1980s with “smooth jazz” ballads like ...
If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player has been called ...
By John Blake, CNN If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player ...
By John Blake, CNN If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player ...