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ALLEN KEPLER: The key was to make it palatable for a big tent
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Listening to Kenny G

The key was to make itpalatable for a big tent. There are certain peoplethat love smooth...

ALLEN KEPLER:
The key was to make it
palatable for a big tent. There are certain people
that love smooth jazz that would never listen to jazz

Full Transcript

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ALLEN KEPLER: The key was to make it palatable for a big tent.
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There are certain people that love smooth jazz
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that would never listen to jazz.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:33
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
HBO Documentary Films,The Ringer Films,Polygram Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
"I didn't really know I liked jazz, but I like this." - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
"I didn't really know I liked jazz, but I like thi...
CHRIS: In the 1980s and the 1990s, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
CHRIS: In the 1980s and the 1990s,
But at the same time, you have someone named Kenny G, - Listening to Kenny G 00:29
But at the same time, you have someone named Kenny G,
WILL LAYMAN: People sometimes legitimately ask, - Listening to Kenny G 00:56
WILL LAYMAN: People sometimes legitimately ask,
Imagine how they would feel about the Harlem Globetrotters - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
Imagine how they would feel about the Harlem Globetrotters
-♪ (PLAYING SINGLE NOTE) ♪ -(AUDIENCE CHUCKLES) - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
-♪ (PLAYING SINGLE NOTE) ♪ -(AUDIENCE CHUCKLES)
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS, APPLAUDS) -♪ (NOTE CONTINUES) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:17
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS, APPLAUDS) -♪ (NOTE CONTINUES) ♪
JASON: You know, to me, I look at him in two ways. - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
JASON: You know, to me, I look at him in two ways.
There's a lot of people for whom they would never - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
There's a lot of people for whom they would never
And maybe it was a kind of gateway - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
And maybe it was a kind of gateway
And yet, at the same time, - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
And yet, at the same time,
He's such a deeply problematic figure, - Listening to Kenny G 00:18
He's such a deeply problematic figure,
Never th-- I've honestly never put a lot of thought - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
Never th-- I've honestly never put a lot of thought
I mean, if I was a Black guy, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
I mean, if I was a Black guy,
Then we have to look at what was pop radio like in, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Then we have to look at what was pop radio like in,
Because that's when I had my song "Songbird." - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Because that's when I had my song "Songbird."
They might go, - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
They might go,
I've never really thought about it like that, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I've never really thought about it like that,
I mean, historically, in this country, - Listening to Kenny G 00:19
I mean, historically, in this country,
I can understand where some of the resentment comes from. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I can understand where some of the resentment comes from.